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    Kleinriviersvlei (Klein River Estuary) (34251921)

    Western Cape
    Card 1806
    Compiler 1422
    Location code 34251921Kleinriviersvlei (Klein River Estuary) (Western Cape)
    Start date 2006-04-08
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:00:00
    End time 10:30:00
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 33
    Total Count 778
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Lagoon water level at its lowest in living memory. Lagoon mouth closed.
    Survey notes


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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		60
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		450
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		200
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		50
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		160
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		160
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		60
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		200
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		140
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		280
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		2220
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		170
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		20
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		420
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		60
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		60
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		100
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		260
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		780
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		20
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		70
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		380
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		300
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		480
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		240
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		230
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		60
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		80


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 10:34
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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