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    Zwartkops River Estuary (33522538)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 511482
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33522538Zwartkops River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2025-07-10
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:20
    End time 14:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 45
    Total Count 3388
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats 15Pollution by domestic sewage
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Tide stayed low allowing good count. Many threats to this urban estuary. Boat between vantage points & by foot on mudbanks
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Gaye Hosking
     
    0Hank vd Water
     
    2Paul Martin
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		50
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		260
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		4520
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		610
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		130
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		200
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		20
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		20
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		70
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		1780
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		1580
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		320
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		240
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		510
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		50
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		480
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		130
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		510
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		140
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		30
    239Plover, Greater Sand
    (Charadrius leschenaultii)    		40
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		940
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		870
    254Knot, Red
    (Calidris canutus)    		30
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		90
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)    		100
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		10
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		1240
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		900
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		60
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		15760
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		340
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		150
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		30
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		560
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		30
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		490
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		260
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		220


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    Saturday 30 August 2025 06:25
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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