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    Keiskamma River Estuary (33172729)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 8124
    Compiler 174
    Location code 33172729Keiskamma River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2006-02-25
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:00:00
    End time 11:00:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 35
    Total Count 1056
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes No Wagtails, Kingfisher and Hadeda's included in count.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		220
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		160
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		110
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		50
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		90
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		400
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		630
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		90
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		10
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		20
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		160
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		70
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		60
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		810
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		70
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		190
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		250
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		790
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		1000
    257Sandpiper, Terek
    (Xenus cinereus)    		130
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		100
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		70
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		310
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		120
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		70
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		30
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		3710
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		260
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		140
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		380


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 06:14
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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