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    Gamtoos River: Mouth - 6km upstream (33582502)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 9347
    Compiler 301
    Location code 33582502Gamtoos River: Mouth - 6km upstream (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2008-01-25
    Season SSummer
    Start time 06:00:00 AM
    End time 09:30:00 AM
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 38
    Total Count 548
    Wetland Condition 0
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes After Nov-Dec flood - reeds washed away brown muddy water - fresh water almost to mouth
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		130
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		70
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		60
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		30
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		180
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		210
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		50
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		20
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		550Confirmed Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		130
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		70
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		30
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		20
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)    		10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		40
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		20
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		40
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		190
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		400
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		30
    257Sandpiper, Terek
    (Xenus cinereus)    		1150
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		130
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		30
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		400
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		10
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		350
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		60
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		480
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		50
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		150
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		230
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		90


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    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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