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    Zwartkops River Estuary (33522538)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 510759
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33522538Zwartkops River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2018-07-30
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:50
    End time 15:35
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 38
    Total Count 2549
    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 went out early and stayed out, allowing excellent count. Boat to vantage points, by foot on mudbanks. Many threats to this urban estuary
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Luthando Gxowa
     
    2Paul Martin
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		1040
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		1690
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		1230
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		110
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		120
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		30
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		1470
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		960Confirmed Breeding
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		700
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		1400
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		130
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		50
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		160
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		30
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		500
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		440
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		20
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		370
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		70
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		740
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		360
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		550
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)    		80
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		90
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		1010
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		1220
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		9870
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		340
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		60
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		50
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		40
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		180
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		300


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    Sunday 08 September 2024 04:29
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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