Olifants River Mouth North Bank (31411811) | |
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Western Cape | |
CWAC status | NEWLY REGISTERED |
Authority | |
Management status | MINING PROPERTY |
Conservation status | UNPROTECTED |
IBA information | |
Ramsar information | |
Heritage information | |
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Date_registered |
2016-02-08 |
Brief_description |
Saline estuary, Oliphants River. Part of count area is coastline. The count is done from a point opposite the Papendorp jetty to the Atlantic. A sand island in the estuary is part of the count, as is a rocky island a short distance from the shore in the sea. |
Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
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255 | , Sanderling | Calidris alba | 20 | 20.00 | 20 | |||
269 | Avocet, Pied | Recurvirostra avosetta | 6 | 6.00 | 6 | |||
49 | Cormorant, Bank | Phalacrocorax neglectus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
48 | Cormorant, Cape | Phalacrocorax capensis | 52 | 218.50 | 610 | |||
51 | Cormorant, Crowned | Microcarbo coronatus | 18 | 18.00 | 18 | |||
50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 1 | 16.75 | 28 | |||
52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 1 | 4.75 | 10 | |||
96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 8 | 8.00 | 8 | |||
59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 2 | 4.75 | 7 | |||
149 | Fish Eagle, African | Haliaeetus vocifer | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
86 | Flamingo, Greater | Phoenicopterus roseus | 86 | 117.50 | 150 | |||
87 | Flamingo, Lesser | Phoeniconaias minor | 3 | 49.67 | 100 | |||
266 | Godwit, Bar-tailed | Limosa lapponica | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 3 | 7.50 | 12 | |||
263 | Greenshank, Common | Tringa nebularia | 4 | 9.00 | 16 | |||
289 | Gull, Hartlaub's | Chroicocephalus hartlaubii | 16 | 20.75 | 30 | |||
287 | Gull, Kelp | Larus dominicanus | 30 | 41.00 | 57 | |||
55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 1 | 1.33 | 2 | |||
57 | Heron, Purple | Ardea purpurea | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 2 | 14.25 | 27 | |||
83 | Ibis, Glossy | Plegadis falcinellus | 8 | 8.00 | 8 | |||
84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 7 | 7.00 | 7 | |||
394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 2 | 3.50 | 6 | |||
245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 2 | 4.33 | 7 | |||
231 | Oystercatcher, African | Haematopus moquini | 6 | 13.00 | 20 | |||
42 | Pelican, Great White | Pelecanus onocrotalus | 3 | 17.00 | 31 | |||
233 | Plover, Common Ringed | Charadrius hiaticula | 8 | 10.00 | 12 | |||
241 | Plover, Grey | Pluvialis squatarola | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
237 | Plover, Kittlitz's | Charadrius pecuarius | 1 | 24.00 | 35 | |||
238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 1 | 3.33 | 6 | |||
235 | Plover, White-fronted | Charadrius marginatus | 5 | 13.50 | 34 | |||
258 | Sandpiper, Common | Actitis hypoleucos | 1 | 4.33 | 8 | |||
251 | Sandpiper, Curlew | Calidris ferruginea | 13 | 13.00 | 13 | |||
90 | Shelduck, South African | Tadorna cana | 2 | 3.00 | 4 | |||
85 | Spoonbill, African | Platalea alba | 30 | 30.00 | 30 | |||
270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 4 | 7.67 | 12 | |||
253 | Stint, Little | Calidris minuta | 20 | 20.00 | 20 | |||
98 | Teal, Cape | Anas capensis | 16 | 16.00 | 16 | |||
290 | Tern, Caspian | Hydroprogne caspia | 2 | 3.00 | 5 | |||
291 | Tern, Common | Sterna hirundo | 234 | 338.00 | 450 | |||
298 | Tern, Greater Crested | Thalasseus bergii | 1 | 33.00 | 120 | |||
296 | Tern, Sandwich | Thalasseus sandvicensis | 5 | 75.00 | 200 | |||
232 | Turnstone, Ruddy | Arenaria interpres | 12 | 12.00 | 12 | |||
10008 | Wader, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 50 | 125.00 | 200 | |||
686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 5 | 11.33 | 17 | |||
268 | Whimbrel, Eurasian | Numenius phaeopus | 1 | 5.50 | 10 |