Seekoei River Estuary (34052454) | |
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Eastern Cape | |
| CWAC status | REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY |
| Authority | Private |
| Management status | UNKNOWN |
| Conservation status | PARTLY PROTECTED |
| IBA information | |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
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Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 1995-07-28 |
| Brief_description |
| Open estuary and lagoon, partly within a nature reserve. Dabchick, cormorant and Greater Flamingo numbers usually greater in winter, with highest count recorded in winter 1996; numbers of Redknobbed Coot also much higher in winter 1995 and 1996 but declined drastically in 1997; numbers of waterfowl and Kittlitz's Plover peak in summer. Occurrence of Antarctic Tern noteworthy. Declines shown in number of species and in total counts, summer and winter. Important threats are dam building upstream, residential development, and overhead powerlines. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 256 | Calidris pugnax | 1 | 14.50 | 35 | ||||
| 255 | Calidris alba | 1 | 33.78 | 209 | ||||
| 4150 | Albatross, Shy | Thalassarche cauta | 159 | 159.00 | 159 | |||
| 269 | Avocet, Pied | Recurvirostra avosetta | 2 | 18.50 | 35 | |||
| 67 | Bittern, Little | Ixobrychus minutus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 212 | Coot, Red-knobbed | Fulica cristata | 1 | 180.58 | 1592 | |||
| 48 | Cormorant, Cape | Phalacrocorax capensis | 1 | 16.54 | 168 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 2 | 54.77 | 226 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 4 | 49.09 | 252 | 130 | ||
| 203 | Crake, Black | Zaporina flavirostra | 1 | 3.58 | 13 | |||
| 216 | Crane, Blue | Grus paradisea | 3 | 5.50 | 8 | |||
| 267 | Curlew, Eurasian | Numenius arquata | 1 | 2.67 | 5 | |||
| 52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 1 | 3.74 | 16 | |||
| 95 | Duck, African Black | Anas sparsa | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 10014 | Duck, Unidentified | Anas sp. | 3 | 9.25 | 14 | |||
| 104 | Duck, White-backed | Thalassornis leuconotus | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 100 | Duck, White-faced Whistling | Dendrocygna viduata | 2 | 2.50 | 3 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 2 | 25.06 | 117 | |||
| 58 | Egret, Great | Ardea alba | 1 | 4.92 | 50 | |||
| 60 | Egret, Intermediate | Ardea intermedia | 1 | 5.50 | 19 | |||
| 59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 1 | 12.11 | 57 | |||
| 61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Bubulcus ibis | 1 | 24.07 | 112 | |||
| 149 | Fish Eagle, African | Haliaeetus vocifer | 1 | 1.22 | 2 | |||
| 86 | Flamingo, Greater | Phoenicopterus roseus | 1 | 73.29 | 400 | |||
| 87 | Flamingo, Lesser | Phoeniconaias minor | 1 | 20.14 | 68 | |||
| 209 | Gallinule, Allen's | Porphyrio alleni | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 266 | Godwit, Bar-tailed | Limosa lapponica | 1 | 3.67 | 6 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 1 | 31.17 | 179 | |||
| 88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 2 | 10.42 | 42 | |||
| 4 | Grebe, Great Crested | Podiceps cristatus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 1 | 9.95 | 58 | |||
| 263 | Greenshank, Common | Tringa nebularia | 1 | 7.79 | 27 | |||
| 288 | Gull, Grey-headed | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | 1 | 18.07 | 147 | |||
| 287 | Gull, Kelp | Larus dominicanus | 18 | 57.38 | 187 | 150 | ||
| 167 | Harrier, African Marsh | Circus ranivorus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 1 | 2.94 | 11 | |||
| 56 | Heron, Goliath | Ardea goliath | 1 | 1.36 | 2 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 1 | 9.82 | 29 | |||
| 57 | Heron, Purple | Ardea purpurea | 1 | 2.60 | 7 | |||
| 62 | Heron, Squacco | Ardeola ralloides | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 1 | 54.21 | 281 | |||
| 83 | Ibis, Glossy | Plegadis falcinellus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 1 | 8.10 | 25 | |||
| 228 | Jacana, African | Actophilornis africanus | 1 | 2.00 | 3 | |||
| 395 | Kingfisher, Giant | Megaceryle maxima | 1 | 1.36 | 3 | |||
| 397 | Kingfisher, Malachite | Corythornis cristatus | 1 | 1.22 | 2 | |||
| 394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 1 | 6.26 | 18 | |||
| 254 | Knot, Red | Calidris canutus | 5 | 11.00 | 17 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 2 | 10.43 | 38 | |||
| 509 | Martin, Brown-throated | Riparia paludicola | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 210 | Moorhen, Common | Gallinula chloropus | 1 | 5.32 | 17 | |||
| 69 | Night Heron, Black-crowned | Nycticorax nycticorax | 1 | 4.00 | 8 | |||
| 172 | Osprey, Western | Pandion haliaetus | 1 | 1.09 | 2 | |||
| 231 | Oystercatcher, African | Haematopus moquini | 1 | 3.00 | 9 | |||
| 236 | Plover, Chestnut-banded | Charadrius pallidus | 8 | 8.00 | 8 | |||
| 233 | Plover, Common Ringed | Charadrius hiaticula | 1 | 51.89 | 300 | |||
| 239 | Plover, Greater Sand | Charadrius leschenaultii | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 241 | Plover, Grey | Pluvialis squatarola | 1 | 23.25 | 112 | |||
| 237 | Plover, Kittlitz's | Charadrius pecuarius | 2 | 27.42 | 111 | |||
| 234 | Plover, Siberian Sand | Charadrius mongolus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 1 | 5.73 | 30 | |||
| 235 | Plover, White-fronted | Charadrius marginatus | 1 | 9.56 | 36 | |||
| 102 | Pochard, Southern | Netta erythrophthalma | 1 | 4.00 | 8 | |||
| 258 | Sandpiper, Common | Actitis hypoleucos | 1 | 1.67 | 5 | |||
| 251 | Sandpiper, Curlew | Calidris ferruginea | 5 | 147.59 | 857 | |||
| 262 | Sandpiper, Marsh | Tringa stagnatilis | 1 | 6.80 | 19 | |||
| 257 | Sandpiper, Terek | Xenus cinereus | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 264 | Sandpiper, Wood | Tringa glareola | 1 | 2.50 | 4 | |||
| 90 | Shelduck, South African | Tadorna cana | 1 | 28.00 | 128 | |||
| 94 | Shoveler, Cape | Anas smithii | 1 | 15.59 | 74 | |||
| 250 | Snipe, African | Gallinago nigripennis | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 85 | Spoonbill, African | Platalea alba | 1 | 8.48 | 48 | |||
| 270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 1 | 10.78 | 51 | |||
| 253 | Stint, Little | Calidris minuta | 1 | 104.11 | 750 | |||
| 208 | Swamphen, African | Porphyrio madagascariensis | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 99 | Teal, Blue-billed | Anas hottentota | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 98 | Teal, Cape | Anas capensis | 1 | 14.87 | 48 | |||
| 1274 | Teal, Green-winged | Anas carolinensis | 107 | 107.00 | 107 | |||
| 97 | Teal, Red-billed | Anas erythrorhyncha | 2 | 9.84 | 24 | |||
| 292 | Tern, Antarctic | Sterna vittata | 30 | 38.00 | 46 | 35 | ||
| 294 | Tern, Arctic | Sterna paradisaea | 2 | 7.00 | 20 | |||
| 290 | Tern, Caspian | Hydroprogne caspia | 1 | 6.71 | 30 | 20 | ||
| 291 | Tern, Common | Sterna hirundo | 1 | 207.87 | 1224 | |||
| 298 | Tern, Greater Crested | Thalasseus bergii | 1 | 8.97 | 84 | |||
| 297 | Tern, Lesser Crested | Thalasseus bengalensis | 27 | 27.00 | 27 | |||
| 299 | Tern, Little | Sternula albifrons | 1 | 27.62 | 127 | |||
| 293 | Tern, Roseate | Sterna dougallii | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 296 | Tern, Sandwich | Thalasseus sandvicensis | 3 | 32.12 | 119 | |||
| 10009 | Tern, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 1 | 32.00 | 85 | |||
| 305 | Tern, Whiskered | Chlidonias hybrida | 14 | 14.00 | 14 | |||
| 274 | Thick-knee, Water | Burhinus vermiculatus | 1 | 9.18 | 20 | |||
| 232 | Turnstone, Ruddy | Arenaria interpres | 1 | 2.63 | 8 | |||
| 0 | Unknown, Unknown | Unknown Unknown | 600 | 600.00 | 600 | |||
| 10008 | Wader, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 15 | 43.50 | 134 | |||
| 685 | Wagtail, African Pied | Motacilla aguimp | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 1 | 14.84 | 51 | |||
| 268 | Whimbrel, Eurasian | Numenius phaeopus | 1 | 3.05 | 14 |
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