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    Zwartkops River Estuary (33522538)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 510760
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33522538Zwartkops River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2019-01-20
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:30
    End time 14:05
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 37
    Total Count 5039
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats 15Pollution by domestic sewage
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 0
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Banks remained exposed during count. Fresh wind for 2nd half of count. Boat to vantage points & by foot on mudbanks. Many threats to this urban estuary
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Arthur Rump
     
    0Rod Lockhead
     
    2Paul Martin
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		129Confirmed Breeding
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		420
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		210
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		600
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		1350
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		50
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		230
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		400
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		420
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		2910
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		1690
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		320
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		280
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    239Plover, Greater Sand
    (Charadrius leschenaultii)    		40
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		4400
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		490
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		6300
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		580
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		820
    257Sandpiper, Terek
    (Xenus cinereus)    		480
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		2430
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)    		180
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		200
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		4580
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		140
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		10350
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		4020
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		420
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		70
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		5060
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		290
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		270
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		80
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		140


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    Thursday 11 December 2025 11:10
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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