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    Zwartkops River Estuary (33522538)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 510756
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33522538Zwartkops River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2017-01-26
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:40
    End time 14:30
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 40
    Total Count 4925
    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 Many threats to this urban estuary. Tide did not drop as low as expected - some banks remained partially covered. Survey by boat to vantage points, by foot on mudbanks
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Arthur Rump
     
    0Nadine Strydom
     
    2Paul Martin
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		130
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		230
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		700
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		50
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		530
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		910
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		1350
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		332Confirmed Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		20
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		321Confirmed Breeding
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		2590
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		850
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		311Confirmed Breeding
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		160
    239Plover, Greater Sand
    (Charadrius leschenaultii)    		140
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		3960
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		400
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		5530
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		660
    254Knot, Red
    (Calidris canutus)    		30
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		1110
    257Sandpiper, Terek
    (Xenus cinereus)    		920
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		20
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		1690
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)    		1310
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		150
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		4500
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		640
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		8740
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		4140
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		210
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		150
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		4570
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		370
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		930
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		410
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		130


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