Ganzekraal NR Coastal Strip (33321819) | |
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Western Cape | |
CWAC status | Quarterly |
Authority | CapeNature |
Management status | Part of a Provincial Reserve, not yet proclaimed |
Conservation status | PROTECTED |
IBA information | N/A |
Ramsar information | N/A |
Heritage information | Relevant for Bokbaai section: Provincial Heritage Site (Grade 11); SAHRA identifier - 9/2/060/0022 |
View Cards | Click here |
Information |
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Date_registered |
2020-12-05 |
Brief_description |
Counts are tide dependent and normally start about 2 hours before low tide. Coastal strip from Silwerstroom Resort to Kabeljoubank(Grotto Bay) gets counted |
Physical_features |
Sandy and rocky shores |
Hydrological_features |
Counts are tide dependent and normally start about 2 hours before low tide. |
Ecological_features |
Ganzekraal coastline represents a variety of bird communities across local climate gradients from the marine and coastal habitats of offshore Ganzekraal. Birds seen on the coastline include (but not limited to ) Cape Cormorant, White-breasted Cormorant, Crowned Cormorant, African Black Oystercatcher, White-fronted Plover, Kelp Gull, Hartlaub's Gull, Swift Tern, Bank Cormorants, Blacksmith Lapwing and Grey Heron. |
Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
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4150 | Albatross, Shy | Thalassarche cauta | 8 | 19.50 | 31 | |||
67 | Bittern, Little | Ixobrychus minutus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
49 | Cormorant, Bank | Phalacrocorax neglectus | 0 | 75.26 | 2628 | 180 | 90 | 110 |
48 | Cormorant, Cape | Phalacrocorax capensis | 0 | 117.28 | 6005 | 5500 | 2750 | 3000 |
51 | Cormorant, Crowned | Microcarbo coronatus | 1 | 20.22 | 277 | 53 | 26 | 85 |
50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 0 | 7.92 | 102 | |||
52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 0 | 1.00 | 2 | |||
89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 0 | 2.13 | 6 | |||
288 | Gull, Grey-headed | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | 0 | 59.20 | 173 | |||
289 | Gull, Hartlaub's | Chroicocephalus hartlaubii | 0 | 72.61 | 501 | 250 | 125 | 300 |
287 | Gull, Kelp | Larus dominicanus | 0 | 65.10 | 1339 | 300 | 150 | 700 |
55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 1 | 1.33 | 4 | |||
54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 0 | 1.48 | 5 | |||
81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 1 | 3.13 | 12 | |||
84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 2 | 3.25 | 7 | |||
245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 0 | 3.43 | 22 | |||
69 | Night Heron, Black-crowned | Nycticorax nycticorax | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
231 | Oystercatcher, African | Haematopus moquini | 0 | 13.46 | 87 | 48 | 24 | 55 |
42 | Pelican, Great White | Pelecanus onocrotalus | 1 | 4.50 | 8 | |||
233 | Plover, Common Ringed | Charadrius hiaticula | 25 | 25.00 | 25 | |||
239 | Plover, Greater Sand | Charadrius leschenaultii | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
235 | Plover, White-fronted | Charadrius marginatus | 0 | 18.69 | 243 | 125 | 180 | |
85 | Spoonbill, African | Platalea alba | 14 | 14.00 | 14 | |||
98 | Teal, Cape | Anas capensis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
291 | Tern, Common | Sterna hirundo | 1 | 21.63 | 87 | |||
298 | Tern, Greater Crested | Thalasseus bergii | 0 | 82.90 | 1000 | 500 | 250 | 200 |
902 | Tern, Gull-billed | Gelochelidon nilotica | 125 | 125.00 | 125 | |||
299 | Tern, Little | Sternula albifrons | 6 | 6.00 | 6 | |||
304 | Tern, White-winged | Chlidonias leucopterus | 9 | 9.00 | 9 | |||
274 | Thick-knee, Water | Burhinus vermiculatus | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
232 | Turnstone, Ruddy | Arenaria interpres | 1 | 1.86 | 4 | |||
686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 6 | 6.00 | 6 | |||
268 | Whimbrel, Eurasian | Numenius phaeopus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |