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    Zwartkops River Estuary (33522538)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 710
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33522538Zwartkops River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 1996-02-02
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:45:00
    End time 13:20:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 40
    Total Count 5608
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		300
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		30
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		140
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		530
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		200
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		210
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		30
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		320
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		3210
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		1480
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		460
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		110
    239Plover, Greater Sand
    (Charadrius leschenaultii)    		10
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		7210
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		220
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		8720
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		320
    254Knot, Red
    (Calidris canutus)    		120
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		1720
    257Sandpiper, Terek
    (Xenus cinereus)    		2600
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		90
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		50
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		2370
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)    		560
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		390
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		6520
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		3770
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		340
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		90
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		9730
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		160
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		1180
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		2700
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		100


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