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    Paarl Bird Sanctuary (33411858)

    Western Cape
    Card 509277
    Compiler 14467
    Location code 33411858Paarl Bird Sanctuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2021-09-04
    Season OOther
    Start time 09:00
    End time 11:00
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 28
    Total Count 1034
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes water levels for all the pans are very high and not suitable for certain species. The heronry is filling up and it looks like it may be a very good breeding season.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Elsa van der Merwe
     
    0Francois Mathee
     
    0Jenny Wentzel
     
    0Neville Reinhardt
     
    0Patsy Copeland
     
    0Phyllis Kloppers
     
    0Sharon Montgomery
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		110
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		4231Confirmed Breeding
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		80
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		104Confirmed Breeding
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		1400
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		110
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		70
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		53Confirmed Breeding
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		484Confirmed Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		400
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		170
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		90
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		80
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		10
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		60
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		370
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		450
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		212Confirmed Breeding
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		70
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		40
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		120
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		270
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		50924Confirmed Breeding
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 08:08
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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