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    Krom River Mouth (34082450)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 511102
    Compiler 19557
    Location code 34082450Krom River Mouth (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2025-01-24
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:30
    End time 14:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 42
    Total Count 812
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Part of the count was done on foot and part of the count (river mouth, North bank, canals and up-river were done from a boat. 15 terns remain unidentified as heads were tucked away and we spotted 1 Tibetian Sand Plover for which there is no place to record (=16 Unknowns)
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Alison Brand
     
    0Richard Brand
     
    2406Maggie Langlands
     
    12064Ron Parker
     
    14581Trish Parker
     
    23064Cobus le Roux
     
    23078Alby Fleur
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    0Unknown, Unknown
    (Unknown Unknown)    		160
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		40
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		180
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		250
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		130
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		50
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		120
    60Egret, Intermediate [x]
    (Ardea intermedia)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		160
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		1610
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		60
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		120
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		30
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    199Crake, African
    (Crex egregia)    		20
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		20
    216Crane, Blue
    (Grus paradisea)    		40
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		150
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		110
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		100
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		80
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		20
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		50
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		110
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		200
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		510
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		200
    257Sandpiper, Terek
    (Xenus cinereus)    		40
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		60
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		10
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		1520
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		280
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		970
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		50
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		10
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		80
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		110
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		390


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    Sunday 02 November 2025 01:40
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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