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    Barberspan (26352535)

    North West

    Card 511297
    Compiler 10809
    Location code 26352535Barberspan (North West)
    Start date 2025-03-04
    Season OOther
    Start time
    End time 14:20
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 50
    Total Count 7919
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 3Overgrown by alien vegetation
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Lots of reeds and watergrass covered the shoreline, roads are far from shoreline to see, the weather was sunny, partial clouds and little bit windy in the morning and in the afternoon, it was cloudy and at about 14H30 it starts to rain but we manage to fininsh the count.
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Boordman
     
    0Corrie
     
    0Dalene
     
    0Deon
     
    0Esme
     
    0Josiah
     
    0Labuschagne
     
    0Marius
     
    0Nedick Bila
     
    0Oliver
     
    0Petro
     
    0Remember
     
    0Sampie van der Merwe
     
    0Scheepers
     
    0Steyn
     
    0Van Rooyen
     
    0Winter
     
    0Zybrana
     
    10807Koloti
     
    12021Lebo Molefe
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    20
    41Pelican, Pink-backed
    (Pelecanus rufescens)
    160
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    2460
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    350
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    180
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    120
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)
    50
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    190
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    830
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)
    250
    64Heron, Black
    (Egretta ardesiaca)
    140
    76Stork, Yellow-billed
    (Mycteria ibis)
    80
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)
    160
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    50
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    300
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)
    10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    1320
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    5392
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    2920
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)
    20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    4070
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    560
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    290
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)
    1910
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)
    300
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    40
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)
    10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)
    10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    480
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    47900
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)
    50
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    1080
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    60
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    1380
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)
    30
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)
    3790
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)
    370
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    30
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    650
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    260
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)
    370
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)
    420
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    50
    689Wagtail, Western Yellow
    (Motacilla flava)
    10
    893Gallinule, Purple
    (Porphyrio martinica)
    10
    895Sandpiper, Pectoral
    (Calidris melanotos)
    10


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    Monday 14 April 2025 11:50
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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