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    Keurbooms River Estuary (34022324)

    Western Cape

    Card 8988
    Compiler 607
    Location code 34022324Keurbooms River Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2007-08-10
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08.30.00
    End time 12.30.00
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 24
    Total Count 823
    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
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    570
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    130
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    450
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    50
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    250
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    390
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    160
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    70
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)
    210
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    60
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    20
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)
    80
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    40
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)
    60
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    20
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)
    110
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    70
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)
    10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    2810
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    20
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    2610
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)
    20


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    Friday 29 March 2024 12:40
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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