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    Seekoei River Estuary (34052454)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 6887
    Compiler 301
    Location code 34052454Seekoei River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2006-01-24
    Season SSummer
    Start time 05:00:00
    End time 08:30:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 38
    Total Count 1761
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Closed mouth.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		270
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		480
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		50
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		100
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		70
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		40
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		70
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		40
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		40
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		80
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		600
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		130
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		250
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		50
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		300
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		50
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		6070
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		450
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		160
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		120
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		160
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		180
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		30
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		60
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		4180
    293Tern, Roseate
    (Sterna dougallii)    		10
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		1190
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		100
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		1270
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		90
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		140
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		400
    10009Tern, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		300


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    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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