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    Bitou River (34012323)

    Western Cape

    Card 654
    Compiler 309
    Location code 34012323Bitou River (Western Cape)
    Start date 1995-07-29
    Season WWinter
    Start time 10:00:00
    End time 12:45:00
    Shoreline covered 50
    Openwater covered 60
    Total Species 34
    Total Count 785
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 4Motor vehicle
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    220
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    40
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    460
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    20
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    20
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)
    10
    67Bittern, Little
    (Ixobrychus minutus)
    10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    140
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    70
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    50
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    70
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    440
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    420
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    3630
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    210
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    20
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Spatula hottentota)
    110
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)
    20
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    10
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)
    10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    780
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    170
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    110
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    50
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)
    130
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    420
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    40
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    70
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)
    20
    396Kingfisher, Half-collared
    (Alcedo semitorquata)
    10
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    40


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 11:37
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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