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    Berg River 8: Kruispad Floodplain (32521815)

    Western Cape
    Card 6703
    Compiler 574
    Location code 32521815Berg River 8: Kruispad Floodplain (Western Cape)
    Start date 2005-07-31
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:15:00
    End time 12:30:00
    Shoreline covered 50
    Openwater covered 60
    Total Species 31
    Total Count 308
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Variety of species, some of which we recorded for first time since 2002. attracted by waterfilled pan and river flooded into banks.Lesser Flamimgo - all young immature.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		110
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		10
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		30
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		20
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		420
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		540
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		390
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		250
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		10
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		180
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		81Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		100
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		10
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		190
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		270
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		180
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		30
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		10
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		60
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20
    10006Duck, Domestic
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		20


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 08:06
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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