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    Seekoei River Estuary (34052454)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 6645
    Compiler 301
    Location code 34052454Seekoei River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2005-07-04
    Season WWinter
    Start time
    End time
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 29
    Total Count 624
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High 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
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		130
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		80
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		1910
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		40
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		280
    60Egret, Intermediate [x]
    (Ardea intermedia)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		100
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		110
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		730
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		460
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		60
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		170
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		240
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		20
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		40
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		30
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		60
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		330
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		40
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		50
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		930
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		90
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		90
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		150


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

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