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    Zwartkops River Estuary (33522538)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 510757
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33522538Zwartkops River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2017-07-07
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:00
    End time 14:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 41
    Total Count 3283
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid 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 All banks remained exposed during count. Boat to vantage points, walk on mudbanks. Many threats to this urban estuary
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Peter Senn
     
    2Paul Martin
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		100
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		820
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		1070
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		600
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		90
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		60
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		40
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		950
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		1210
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		280
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		60
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		60
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		170
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		80
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		470
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		1440
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		10
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		410
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		250
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		80
    239Plover, Greater Sand
    (Charadrius leschenaultii)    		80
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		2270
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		580
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		60
    257Sandpiper, Terek
    (Xenus cinereus)    		180
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		480
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)    		210
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		40
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		3490
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		930
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		14670
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		610
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		40
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		70
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		230
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		70
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		120
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		40
    396Kingfisher, Half-collared
    (Alcedo semitorquata)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		390


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    Friday 18 October 2024 08:55
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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