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    Zwartkops River Estuary (33522538)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 510686
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33522538Zwartkops River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2013-07-09
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:50
    End time 15:10
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 47
    Total Count 3377
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats 15Pollution by domestic sewage
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Tide kept low throughout count. Many threats to this urban estuary. Boat along estuary to vantage points & by foot on mudbanks
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    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Arthur Rump
     
    0Peter Martin
     
    2Paul Martin
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		320
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		960
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		420
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		1440
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		40
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		100
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		30
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		890
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		640
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		440
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		2330
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		150
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		60
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		380
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		140
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		430
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		590
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		691Confirmed Breeding
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		610
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		230
    239Plover, Greater Sand
    (Charadrius leschenaultii)    		40
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		830
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		590
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		100
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		1030
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)    		70
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		130
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		2010
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		30
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		2010
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		40
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		14870
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		290
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		31Confirmed Breeding
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		60
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		30
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		230
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		20
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		310
    10004Goose, Domestic
    (Anser anser)    		70


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