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    Kowie River Estuary (33352653)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 4433
    Compiler 74
    Location code 33352653Kowie River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2002-01-14
    Season SSummer
    Start time 14:10:00
    End time 15:20:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 25
    Total Count 709
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 1
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		233Confirmed Breeding
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		71Confirmed Breeding
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		8437Confirmed Breeding
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		75Confirmed Breeding
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		5012Confirmed Breeding
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		260120Confirmed Breeding
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		140
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		50
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		490
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		120
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		180
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		760
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		240
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		140
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		190
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		10
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		80
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		240
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		50
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 01:24
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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