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    Zwartkops River Estuary (33522538)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 510684
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33522538Zwartkops River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2012-07-19
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:50
    End time 15:15
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 44
    Total Count 2827
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats 15Pollution by domestic sewage
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Tide remained low throughout count. Many threats to this urban estuary. Count by boat to vantage points along estuary and on foot on mudbanks
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    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Arthur Rump
     
    0Jenny Rump
     
    0Rob Doubell
     
    2Paul Martin
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		1080
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		1570
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		870
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		80
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		100
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		40
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		980
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		780
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		1080
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		240
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		60
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		110
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		80
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		350
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		1800
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		10
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		90
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		50
    239Plover, Greater Sand
    (Charadrius leschenaultii)    		220
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		1600
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		390
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		2350
    254Knot, Red
    (Calidris canutus)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		430
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)    		10
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		40
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		1480
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		760
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		8890
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		1060
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		170
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		90
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		250
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		130
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		420
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		190
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		200
    10004Goose, Domestic
    (Anser anser domesticus)    		120


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