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    Orange River: Mouth - Bridge (28381628)

    Northern Cape

    Card 511349
    Compiler 16774
    Location code 28381628Orange River: Mouth - Bridge (Northern Cape)
    Start date 2025-02-19
    Season SSummer
    Start time 10:18
    End time 13:52
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 50
    Total Count 3289
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Misty conditions
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0C Geldenhuys
     
    0D Josef
     
    0P van Wyk
     
    0Q van Wyk
     
    0T Mawela
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    170
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
    1040
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    930
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    1600
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    320
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    170
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    100
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    20
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    20
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    90
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)
    10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    10
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)
    10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    80
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    1310
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    3320
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)
    6440
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    90
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    1110
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    2340
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)
    1270
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    390
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    70
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    760
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    10
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)
    10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    160
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)
    40
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)
    20
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    160
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    20
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    340
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    340
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)
    410
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)
    1490
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)
    10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    1080
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    540
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    80
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    490
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    70
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)
    630
    300Tern, Damara
    (Sternula balaenarum)
    410
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    230
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    390
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)
    4100
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (Anas sp.)
    140


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    Tuesday 15 April 2025 12:39
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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