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    Lourens River Estuary (34051844)

    Western Cape
    Card 501015
    Compiler 229
    Location code 34051844Lourens River Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2009-07-20
    Season WWinter
    Start time 16:30
    End time 17:20
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 13
    Total Count 217
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Count done from end of Strand Beach, not the AE&CI Beach, because of sewage spill on the access road still not finally cleaned up. Almost same view but some of the river area blanked off and not visible. Nevertheless a valid count for the Estuary.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0D. Cooke
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		230
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		80
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		50
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		20
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		90
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		1280
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		210
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		140
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 04:35
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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