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Bushmans River: Mouth - Ghio Bridge (33402635)
Eastern Cape
CWAC status	REGISTERED-COUNTED IRREGULARLY
Authority	Private
Management status	UNKNOWN
Conservation status	UNKNOWN
IBA information	SA094 - ALEXANDRIA COASTAL BELT
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Date_registered
2000-01-20

Spp	Common name	Taxonomic name	Min	Avg	Max
256		Calidris pugnax	120	127.50	135
255		Calidris alba	6	53.10	110
1016		Anas platyrhynchos	1	1.00	1
48	Cormorant, Cape	Phalacrocorax capensis	1	10.08	29
50	Cormorant, Reed	Microcarbo africanus	2	14.00	42
47	Cormorant, White-breasted	Phalacrocorax lucidus	1	3.67	8
267	Curlew, Eurasian	Numenius arquata	1	1.00	1
52	Darter, African	Anhinga rufa	1	2.33	3
96	Duck, Yellow-billed	Anas undulata	1	11.20	47
58	Egret, Great	Ardea alba	1	7.53	19
59	Egret, Little	Egretta garzetta	2	11.67	24
61	Egret, Western Cattle	Bubulcus ibis	1	2.33	9
149	Fish Eagle, African	Haliaeetus vocifer	1	1.43	3
266	Godwit, Bar-tailed	Limosa lapponica	1	1.00	1
89	Goose, Egyptian	Alopochen aegyptiaca	2	5.71	17
6	Grebe, Little	Tachybaptus ruficollis	1	3.40	6
263	Greenshank, Common	Tringa nebularia	1	16.94	51
287	Gull, Kelp	Larus dominicanus	7	17.89	47
55	Heron, Black-headed	Ardea melanocephala	1	10.67	50
56	Heron, Goliath	Ardea goliath	1	1.46	2
54	Heron, Grey	Ardea cinerea	5	11.37	25
81	Ibis, African Sacred	Threskiornis aethiopicus	1	10.40	23
84	Ibis, Hadada	Bostrychia hagedash	1	8.14	34
395	Kingfisher, Giant	Megaceryle maxima	1	1.57	2
396	Kingfisher, Half-collared	Alcedo semitorquata	1	1.40	2
397	Kingfisher, Malachite	Corythornis cristatus	1	1.00	1
394	Kingfisher, Pied	Ceryle rudis	2	7.22	14
245	Lapwing, Blacksmith	Vanellus armatus	2	12.53	32
10015	Mallard, Hybrid	Anas hybrid	1	1.00	1
172	Osprey, Western	Pandion haliaetus	1	1.00	1
231	Oystercatcher, African	Haematopus moquini	1	1.92	4
41	Pelican, Pink-backed	Pelecanus rufescens	1	1.00	1
233	Plover, Common Ringed	Charadrius hiaticula	3	18.14	30
241	Plover, Grey	Pluvialis squatarola	4	20.32	50
238	Plover, Three-banded	Charadrius tricollaris	1	2.10	6
235	Plover, White-fronted	Charadrius marginatus	2	14.05	43
258	Sandpiper, Common	Actitis hypoleucos	1	3.46	8
251	Sandpiper, Curlew	Calidris ferruginea	5	28.86	60
264	Sandpiper, Wood	Tringa glareola	1	1.00	1
90	Shelduck, South African	Tadorna cana	2	2.00	2
94	Shoveler, Cape	Anas smithii	2	2.00	2
250	Snipe, African	Gallinago nigripennis	4	4.00	4
85	Spoonbill, African	Platalea alba	1	4.71	9
270	Stilt, Black-winged	Himantopus himantopus	2	5.33	14
253	Stint, Little	Calidris minuta	19	19.00	19
79	Stork, Black	Ciconia nigra	1	1.50	2
97	Teal, Red-billed	Anas erythrorhyncha	3	3.00	3
290	Tern, Caspian	Hydroprogne caspia	1	2.17	4
291	Tern, Common	Sterna hirundo	1	22.67	59
298	Tern, Greater Crested	Thalasseus bergii	1	12.50	44
296	Tern, Sandwich	Thalasseus sandvicensis	2	3.57	6
232	Turnstone, Ruddy	Arenaria interpres	1	9.25	14
685	Wagtail, African Pied	Motacilla aguimp	1	1.00	1
686	Wagtail, Cape	Motacilla capensis	2	5.28	15
688	Wagtail, Mountain	Motacilla clara	11	11.00	11
268	Whimbrel, Eurasian	Numenius phaeopus	3	19.58	41

Friday 24 October 2025 07:36
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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Bushmans River: Mouth - Ghio Bridge (33402635)

Eastern Cape

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