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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4150 | Albatross, Shy | Thalassarche cauta | 8 | 19.50 | 31 | |||
| 67 | Bittern, Little | Ixobrychus minutus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 49 | Cormorant, Bank | Phalacrocorax neglectus | 0 | 74.75 | 2628 | 180 | 90 | 110 |
| 48 | Cormorant, Cape | Phalacrocorax capensis | 0 | 117.55 | 6005 | 5500 | 2750 | 3000 |
| 51 | Cormorant, Crowned | Microcarbo coronatus | 1 | 19.84 | 277 | 53 | 26 | 85 |
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 0 | 7.73 | 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 | 73.36 | 501 | 250 | 125 | 300 |
| 287 | Gull, Kelp | Larus dominicanus | 0 | 63.22 | 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 | 13.16 | 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 | 19.07 | 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 | 0 | 23.19 | 101 | |||
| 298 | Tern, Greater Crested | Thalasseus bergii | 0 | 81.40 | 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 | 1.89 | 4 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 4 | 5.00 | 6 | |||
| 268 | Whimbrel, Eurasian | Numenius phaeopus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
Friday 27 June 2025 08:57
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department
of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town
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