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    Keurbooms River Estuary (34022324)

    Western Cape
    Card 509179
    Compiler 20790
    Location code 34022324Keurbooms River Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2021-07-27
    Season WWinter
    Start time 10:00
    End time 12:30
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 20
    Total Species 30
    Total Count 1903
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Clear and warm but fairly strong westerly wind
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0B Arendse
     
    0C Hauvette
     
    0E Jansen
     
    0J Home
     
    0M Bridgeford
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		20
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		270
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		270
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		390
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		540
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		150
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		1070
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		150
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		60
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		100
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		80
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		30
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		20
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		450
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		390
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		140
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		230
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)    		10
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		300
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		120
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		13700
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		40
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		320
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		60
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		50


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