Swartvlei Beach to Journey's End (34012246) | |
|---|---|
Western Cape | |
| CWAC status | NEWLY REGISTERED |
| Authority | Cape Nature |
| Management status | STATE LAND |
| Conservation status | UNPROTECTED |
| IBA information | |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
| View Cards | Click here |
Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 2013-07-22 |
| Brief_description |
| The count starts at the Swartvlei Beach Car Park and moves west towards Gerrike’s point and then to a point called Journey’s end. The count area only includes the area from the waters edge (spring low tide) to the frontal dune, therefore the count is conducted on foot only The coastal count contains rocky platforms, sandy beaches, subtidal rocky reefs and subtidal sandy benthos. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Cormorant, Cape | Phalacrocorax capensis | 11 | 193.00 | 375 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 11 | 12.00 | 13 | |||
| 59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 287 | Gull, Kelp | Larus dominicanus | 51 | 57.50 | 64 | |||
| 55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 231 | Oystercatcher, African | Haematopus moquini | 30 | 35.00 | 40 | 24 | ||
| 290 | Tern, Caspian | Hydroprogne caspia | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 298 | Tern, Greater Crested | Thalasseus bergii | 8 | 8.00 | 8 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 4 | 5.50 | 7 |
Saturday 21 December 2024 06:41
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department
of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town
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