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    Great Fish River Estuary (33292707)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 456
    Compiler 74
    Location code 33292707Great Fish River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 1995-01-11
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:15:00
    End time 12:00:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 41
    Total Count 1067
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		230
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		210
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		130
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		700
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		80
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		350
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		20
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		90
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		30
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		130
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		430
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		260
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		40
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		220
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		250
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		340
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		360
    257Sandpiper, Terek
    (Xenus cinereus)    		50
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		210
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		20
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		670
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		240
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)    		10
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		10
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		290
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		160
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		4350
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		140
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		50
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		90
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		40
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		300


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    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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