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    Seekoei River Estuary (34052454)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 709
    Compiler 301
    Location code 34052454Seekoei River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 1996-02-01
    Season SSummer
    Start time 11:45:00
    End time 14:00:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 38
    Total Count 1279
    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
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		10
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		80
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		90
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		730
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		50
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		170
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		30
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		100
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1790
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		610
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		360
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		660
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		110
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		290
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		20
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		4300
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		100
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		370
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		170
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		110
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		320
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		350
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		20
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		220
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		580
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		110
    294Tern, Arctic
    (Sterna paradisaea)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		110
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		500
    10009Tern, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		200
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (Anas sp.)    		100


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    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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