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    De Mond Estuary (34432007)

    Western Cape
    Card 509814
    Compiler 19345
    Location code 34432007De Mond Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2022-05-04
    Season WWinter
    Start time 10:35
    End time 13:20
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 10
    Total Species 10
    Total Count 34
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes South Eatern wind started picking up speed and the birds were flying according to the wind direcetion as well as the observers. Most of the birds were located at the western side of the Mouth where they mostly breed
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0A Saptou
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    2Penguin, African
    (Spheniscus demersus)    		10
    44Gannet, Cape
    (Morus capensis)    		20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		50
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		20
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		80
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		70
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		10
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20


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    Thursday 02 May 2024 01:08
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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