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    Riet River Bay (Kleinemonde Point-Riet Point) (33332701)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 6677
    Compiler 74
    Location code 33332701Riet River Bay (Kleinemonde Point-Riet Point) (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2005-07-16
    Season WWinter
    Start time 13:40:00
    End time 14:10:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 8
    Total Count 106
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 4Motor vehicle
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The boundaries of this count have been extended to a certain extent to fall into line with the suggested marine reserve which would continue round to Kleinemonde West River mouth but the last section is poor for birds so not included.West end: 333413S 265940E; East end 333309S 270233E.It is likely that the small waders were still hiding back in the dune slacks somewhere.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		150
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		130
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		370
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		20
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		10
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		80
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		290


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 01:09
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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