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    Kabeljous River Estuary (34002456)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 510213
    Compiler 19557
    Location code 34002456Kabeljous River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2023-08-04
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:30
    End time 10:30
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 27
    Total Count 269
    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 Due to lots of rainfall the estuary opened up to flow into the sea. We could not cross to complete the walk to the East bank of the estuary so we completed the count by scope.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Celia de Wet
     
    0Susan Louckx
     
    2406Maggie Langlands
     
    11507Jean Cook
     
    19557Truus Hedding
     
    21699Inez Rossouw
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		600
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		40
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		90
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		30
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		50
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		10
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		130
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		230
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		10
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		10
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		270
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		10
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		60
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		370
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		30
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		360
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		110
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		70
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		40
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		50


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    Sunday 24 November 2024 01:58
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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