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    Seekoei River Estuary (34052454)

    Eastern Cape

    Card 5577
    Compiler 301
    Location code 34052454Seekoei River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2004-01-29
    Season SSummer
    Start time 05:00:00
    End time 09:30:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 33
    Total Count 2268
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 0
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    420Probably Breeding
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    740Probably Breeding
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    110
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    240
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    30
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    980
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    150
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    120
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    1020
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    70
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    200
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)
    90
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)
    80
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    60
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    340Probably Breeding
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    30
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)
    650
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)
    3140
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)
    560
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)
    90
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    60
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)
    110Possibly Breeding
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    310
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    30
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    12240
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
    320
    297Tern, Lesser Crested
    (Thalasseus bengalensis)
    270
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    120


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    Friday 19 April 2024 06:22
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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