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    Groen River Mouth (30501734)

    Northern Cape
    Card 500556
    Compiler 133
    Location code 30501734Groen River Mouth (Northern Cape)
    Start date 2008-09-07
    Season WWinter
    Start time 10:00
    End time 11:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 18
    Total Count 95
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The west coast experienced 5m swells on 31st August 2008. The effects could clearly be seen by the floodlines in the mouth and the few birds as a result of the high salinity in the water.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0J. Jonk
     
    0M. Jonk
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		50
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		70
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		40
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		40
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		90
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		30
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		90Confirmed Breeding
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		10
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		320
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		20
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		30
    300Tern, Damara
    (Sternula balaenarum)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		10


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 08:52
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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