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    Barberspan (26352535)

    North West
    Card 5587
    Compiler 26
    Location code 26352535Barberspan (North West)
    Start date 2004-01-24
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:00:00
    End time 18:00:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 62
    Total Count 8152
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 0
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		190
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		150
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		40
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		780
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		830
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		70
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		160
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		30
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		130
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		110
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		180Possibly Breeding
    60Egret, Intermediate [x]
    (Ardea intermedia)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		660Probably Breeding
    64Heron, Black
    (Egretta ardesiaca)    		20
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		20
    76Stork, Yellow-billed
    (Mycteria ibis)    		70
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		60
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		260
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		970
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		30
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		40
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		8260Possibly Breeding
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		150
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		110
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		1960
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		150
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		110
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		120
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		100
    101Duck, Fulvous Whistling
    (Dendrocygna bicolor)    		60
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		840
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		30Probably Breeding
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		90
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		150
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		52370Possibly Breeding
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		290Confirmed Breeding
    236Plover, Chestnut-banded
    (Charadrius pallidus)    		10
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		380Confirmed Breeding
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		170
    239Plover, Greater Sand
    (Charadrius leschenaultii)    		2020
    240Plover, Caspian
    (Charadrius asiaticus)    		20
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		40
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		2990
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		20
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		20
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		100
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		70
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		50
    265Godwit, Black-tailed
    (Limosa limosa)    		10
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		230
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		930
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		660
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		540
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		3440
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		80
    689Wagtail, Western Yellow
    (Motacilla flava)    		10
    933Gull, Black-headed
    (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)    		60
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (Anas sp.)    		10


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    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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