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    Krom River Mouth (34082450)

    Eastern Cape

    Card 510869
    Compiler 19557
    Location code 34082450Krom River Mouth (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2024-08-01
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:30
    End time 12:30
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 37
    Total Count 808
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Very cold at the start of the count 6 degrees Celcius, but it warmed up well by mid-morning to 19 degrees Celcius.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Alison Brand
     
    0Kelly van Eyssen
     
    0Micah van Eyssen
     
    2406Maggie Langlands
     
    12064Ron Parker
     
    14581Trish Parker
     
    21699Inez Rossouw
     
    21870Colleen Smith
     
    23064Cobus le Roux
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    31Confirmed Breeding
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    310
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    1030
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    1160
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    80
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    100
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    30
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    30
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)
    180
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    390
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    280
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    200
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    240
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    90
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    230
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)
    20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    90
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    10
    216Crane, Blue
    (Grus paradisea)
    70
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)
    120
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    320
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    330
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    60
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)
    50
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    200
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    30
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    60
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)
    10
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)
    450
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    90
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)
    150
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    1030
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    140
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)
    20
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)
    20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    420


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 06:51
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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