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    Zwartkops River Estuary (33522538)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 510761
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33522538Zwartkops River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2019-07-03
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:00
    End time 14:55
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 38
    Total Count 2796
    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 Tide did not go as low as expected - most banks not fully exposed, but good count. Boat to vantage points, by foot on mudbanks. Many threats to this urban estuary
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Arthur Rump
     
    0Dale Clayton
     
    2Paul Martin
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		30
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		1060
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		7360
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		790
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		30
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		100
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		40
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		50
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		1150
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		340
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		580
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		740
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		100
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		70
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		120
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		520
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		250
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		310
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		50
    239Plover, Greater Sand
    (Charadrius leschenaultii)    		30
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		630
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		480
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		340
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)    		50
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		980
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		780
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		9710
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		470
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		90
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		50
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		210
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		100
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		120
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		170


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