Goukamma Marine Protected Area (34032254) | |
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Western Cape | |
| CWAC status | NEWLY REGISTERED |
| Authority | Cape Nature |
| Management status | PROVINCIAL GAME/NATURE RESERVE |
| Conservation status | PROTECTED |
| IBA information | |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
| View Cards | Click here |
Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 2013-04-12 |
| Brief_description |
| The Goukamma Marine Protected Area is situated between the towns of Buffalo bay (East) and Sedgefield (West). The MPA adjoins the Goukamma Nature Reserve which are both managed by CapeNature. The count area only includes the area from the waters edge (spring low tide) to the top of the primary dune therefore the count is conducted on foot only. The extent of the MPA is 1 nautical sea mile and approximately 13 kilometres long. Goukamma MPA consists of approximately 5.5km of sandy shores, 5km of rocky shores and 3.5km of mixed rocky/sandy shore |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 255 | Calidris alba | 2 | 29.50 | 85 | ||||
| 66 | Bittern, Dwarf | Ixobrychus sturmii | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 49 | Cormorant, Bank | Phalacrocorax neglectus | 10 | 10.00 | 10 | |||
| 48 | Cormorant, Cape | Phalacrocorax capensis | 1 | 15.18 | 58 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 1 | 5.20 | 14 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 8 | 45.17 | 196 | 130 | ||
| 52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 1 | 3.00 | 5 | |||
| 60 | Egret, Intermediate | Ardea intermedia | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 1 | 3.67 | 17 | |||
| 61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Bubulcus ibis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 149 | Fish Eagle, African | Haliaeetus vocifer | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 1 | 5.18 | 17 | |||
| 288 | Gull, Grey-headed | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 287 | Gull, Kelp | Larus dominicanus | 24 | 95.57 | 188 | 150 | ||
| 55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 0 | 1.31 | 3 | |||
| 84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 1 | 4.25 | 7 | |||
| 395 | Kingfisher, Giant | Megaceryle maxima | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 1 | 2.11 | 5 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 1 | 6.50 | 12 | |||
| 246 | Lapwing, White-crowned | Vanellus albiceps | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 231 | Oystercatcher, African | Haematopus moquini | 15 | 58.03 | 102 | 48 | 24 | 55 |
| 233 | Plover, Common Ringed | Charadrius hiaticula | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 235 | Plover, White-fronted | Charadrius marginatus | 2 | 21.38 | 54 | |||
| 997 | Sandpiper, White-rumped | Calidris fuscicollis | 6 | 6.00 | 6 | |||
| 290 | Tern, Caspian | Hydroprogne caspia | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 291 | Tern, Common | Sterna hirundo | 1 | 62.60 | 151 | |||
| 298 | Tern, Greater Crested | Thalasseus bergii | 1 | 140.74 | 1050 | 500 | 250 | 200 |
| 296 | Tern, Sandwich | Thalasseus sandvicensis | 1 | 2.00 | 4 | |||
| 10009 | Tern, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 274 | Thick-knee, Water | Burhinus vermiculatus | 2 | 2.50 | 4 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 4 | 20.07 | 49 | |||
| 268 | Whimbrel, Eurasian | Numenius phaeopus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
Saturday 21 December 2024 07:05
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department
of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town
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