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Breede River Estuary: Mouth - Power lines (34242049)
Western Cape
CWAC status	REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY
Authority	Cape Nature
Management status	PRIVATE LAND
Conservation status	UNPROTECTED
IBA information	SA115 - OVERBERG WHEATBELT
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Date_registered
1998-02-07
Brief_description
This section is counted by boat from the mouth of the estuary up to the power lines near Leeukloof.

Spp	Common name	Taxonomic name	Min	Avg	Max	IBA	Subregional IBA	RAMSAR
1016		Anas platyrhynchos	2	2.00	2
256		Calidris pugnax	81	81.00	81
255		Calidris alba	3	10.75	25
269	Avocet, Pied	Recurvirostra avosetta	2	20.33	54
212	Coot, Red-knobbed	Fulica cristata	1	4.67	11
49	Cormorant, Bank	Phalacrocorax neglectus	1	5.00	9
48	Cormorant, Cape	Phalacrocorax capensis	1	24.40	342
51	Cormorant, Crowned	Microcarbo coronatus	1	2.00	3
50	Cormorant, Reed	Microcarbo africanus	2	13.25	64
47	Cormorant, White-breasted	Phalacrocorax lucidus	1	14.81	46
203	Crake, Black	Zaporina flavirostra	1	1.00	1
216	Crane, Blue	Grus paradisea	2	51.00	100
267	Curlew, Eurasian	Numenius arquata	1	10.20	34
52	Darter, African	Anhinga rufa	1	7.00	28
95	Duck, African Black	Anas sparsa	1	1.00	1
10006	Duck, Domestic	Anas platyrhynchos domesticus	2	2.00	2
10005	Duck, Hybrid	Anas hybrid	1	1.00	1
103	Duck, Maccoa	Oxyura maccoa	1	1.00	1
10014	Duck, Unidentified	Anas sp.	6	10.50	15
100	Duck, White-faced Whistling	Dendrocygna viduata	36	36.00	36
96	Duck, Yellow-billed	Anas undulata	1	52.56	135
58	Egret, Great	Ardea alba	1	1.00	1
60	Egret, Intermediate	Ardea intermedia	1	1.00	1
59	Egret, Little	Egretta garzetta	1	6.10	22
61	Egret, Western Cattle	Bubulcus ibis	1	17.75	52
149	Fish Eagle, African	Haliaeetus vocifer	1	1.59	4
86	Flamingo, Greater	Phoenicopterus roseus	2	5.50	9
87	Flamingo, Lesser	Phoeniconaias minor	3	3.00	3
266	Godwit, Bar-tailed	Limosa lapponica	1	2.20	5
10004	Goose, Domestic	Anser anser domesticus	2	4.00	6
89	Goose, Egyptian	Alopochen aegyptiaca	2	78.57	379
88	Goose, Spur-winged	Plectropterus gambensis	1	11.14	42
5	Grebe, Black-necked	Podiceps nigricollis	3	3.00	3
4	Grebe, Great Crested	Podiceps cristatus	1	1.00	1
6	Grebe, Little	Tachybaptus ruficollis	2	6.67	11
263	Greenshank, Common	Tringa nebularia	1	12.24	34
289	Gull, Hartlaub's	Chroicocephalus hartlaubii	2	2.00	2
287	Gull, Kelp	Larus dominicanus	1	116.20	396	300	150
167	Harrier, African Marsh	Circus ranivorus	1	1.00	1
55	Heron, Black-headed	Ardea melanocephala	1	2.75	5
54	Heron, Grey	Ardea cinerea	1	5.42	12
57	Heron, Purple	Ardea purpurea	1	1.00	1
81	Ibis, African Sacred	Threskiornis aethiopicus	2	31.42	175
83	Ibis, Glossy	Plegadis falcinellus	4	4.00	4
84	Ibis, Hadada	Bostrychia hagedash	1	10.13	24
395	Kingfisher, Giant	Megaceryle maxima	1	2.14	7
397	Kingfisher, Malachite	Corythornis cristatus	1	1.00	1
394	Kingfisher, Pied	Ceryle rudis	1	3.36	12
245	Lapwing, Blacksmith	Vanellus armatus	1	14.05	47
10015	Mallard, Hybrid	Anas hybrid	1	1.00	1
210	Moorhen, Common	Gallinula chloropus	2	2.00	2
69	Night Heron, Black-crowned	Nycticorax nycticorax	1	1.00	1
172	Osprey, Western	Pandion haliaetus	1	1.50	2
231	Oystercatcher, African	Haematopus moquini	1	6.46	18
233	Plover, Common Ringed	Charadrius hiaticula	1	119.38	301
239	Plover, Greater Sand	Charadrius leschenaultii	8	8.33	9
241	Plover, Grey	Pluvialis squatarola	2	33.23	125
237	Plover, Kittlitz's	Charadrius pecuarius	1	21.33	104
238	Plover, Three-banded	Charadrius tricollaris	1	45.27	235
235	Plover, White-fronted	Charadrius marginatus	2	11.20	36
102	Pochard, Southern	Netta erythrophthalma	1	1.00	1
258	Sandpiper, Common	Actitis hypoleucos	1	26.05	85
251	Sandpiper, Curlew	Calidris ferruginea	1	22.00	185
262	Sandpiper, Marsh	Tringa stagnatilis	1	37.86	173
257	Sandpiper, Terek	Xenus cinereus	5	5.00	5
264	Sandpiper, Wood	Tringa glareola	1	2.50	4
90	Shelduck, South African	Tadorna cana	1	72.31	291		210
1342	Shelduck, Common	Tadorna tadorna	2	2.00	2
94	Shoveler, Cape	Anas smithii	2	13.80	38
85	Spoonbill, African	Platalea alba	1	4.79	11
270	Stilt, Black-winged	Himantopus himantopus	1	8.89	26
253	Stint, Little	Calidris minuta	1	33.80	111
208	Swamphen, African	Porphyrio madagascariensis	2	2.00	2
98	Teal, Cape	Anas capensis	1	5.20	9
97	Teal, Red-billed	Anas erythrorhyncha	3	18.00	67
290	Tern, Caspian	Hydroprogne caspia	1	2.37	7
291	Tern, Common	Sterna hirundo	1	48.30	239
298	Tern, Greater Crested	Thalasseus bergii	1	31.00	220			200
299	Tern, Little	Sternula albifrons	2	8.50	15
296	Tern, Sandwich	Thalasseus sandvicensis	1	13.88	55
10009	Tern, Unidentified	N/A N/A	1	34.33	100
304	Tern, White-winged	Chlidonias leucopterus	40	40.00	40
274	Thick-knee, Water	Burhinus vermiculatus	1	7.00	34
232	Turnstone, Ruddy	Arenaria interpres	1	1.50	2
10008	Wader, Unidentified	N/A N/A	5	15.29	40
685	Wagtail, African Pied	Motacilla aguimp	3	3.00	3
686	Wagtail, Cape	Motacilla capensis	1	5.14	23
268	Whimbrel, Eurasian	Numenius phaeopus	1	37.19	74

Saturday 21 December 2024 06:59
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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Breede River Estuary: Mouth - Power lines (34242049)

Western Cape

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