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    Krom River Mouth (34082450)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 6474
    Compiler 301
    Location code 34082450Krom River Mouth (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2005-01-25
    Season SSummer
    Start time 05:00:00
    End time 10:00:00
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 44
    Total Count 4796
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 1Bad
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes A total of ca. 8000 Common Terns were observed on 04/02/2005
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		80
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		60
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		130
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		150
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		200
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		1320
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		100
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		140
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		130
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		30
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		20
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		70
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		170
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		1160
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		550
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		390
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		450
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		230
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		1860
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		280
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		810
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		2640
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		50
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		450
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)    		20
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		10
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		610
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		500
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		2060
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		30
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		30060
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		720
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		20
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		470
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		120
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		880
    894Oystercatcher, Eurasian
    (Haematopus ostralegus)    		10
    10009Tern, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		500
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (Anas sp.)    		400


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