Langebaan: Schrywershoek - Klein eiland (33111803) | |
|---|---|
Western Cape | |
| CWAC status | REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY |
| Authority | South African National Parks & Private |
| Management status | NATIONAL PARK |
| Conservation status | PROTECTED |
| IBA information | SA105 - WEST COAST N.P. & SALDANHA BAY ISLANDS |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
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Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 1999-03-13 |
| Brief_description |
| A 14 km stretch of open sand beach stretching from Schrywershoek in the south, up to Klein eiland in the north. This section is mainly dominated by Kelp Gull and White-fronted Plover. It also supports other shore species such as African Black Oysterchatcher, Hartlaubs Gull, Cape Cormorant and Sanderling. Litter is a big problem along the coast. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 255 | Calidris alba | 45 | 202.67 | 331 | ||||
| 269 | Avocet, Pied | Recurvirostra avosetta | 16 | 31.50 | 47 | |||
| 49 | Cormorant, Bank | Phalacrocorax neglectus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 48 | Cormorant, Cape | Phalacrocorax capensis | 3 | 40.80 | 113 | |||
| 51 | Cormorant, Crowned | Microcarbo coronatus | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 2 | 6.50 | 16 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 289 | Gull, Hartlaub's | Chroicocephalus hartlaubii | 3 | 44.80 | 97 | |||
| 287 | Gull, Kelp | Larus dominicanus | 538 | 1022.20 | 2445 | 300 | 150 | 700 |
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 1 | 2.25 | 4 | |||
| 231 | Oystercatcher, African | Haematopus moquini | 13 | 27.20 | 55 | 48 | 24 | 55 |
| 239 | Plover, Greater Sand | Charadrius leschenaultii | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 241 | Plover, Grey | Pluvialis squatarola | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 235 | Plover, White-fronted | Charadrius marginatus | 29 | 90.20 | 197 | 125 | 180 | |
| 251 | Sandpiper, Curlew | Calidris ferruginea | 95 | 95.00 | 95 | |||
| 290 | Tern, Caspian | Hydroprogne caspia | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 291 | Tern, Common | Sterna hirundo | 6 | 6.00 | 6 | |||
| 296 | Tern, Sandwich | Thalasseus sandvicensis | 36 | 36.00 | 36 | |||
| 232 | Turnstone, Ruddy | Arenaria interpres | 10 | 10.00 | 10 | |||
| 10008 | Wader, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 16 | 16.00 | 16 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 30 | 38.75 | 52 |
Saturday 21 December 2024 06:50
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department
of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town
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