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    Great Brak River Estuary (34042214)

    Western Cape

    Card 501220
    Compiler 1463
    Location code 34042214Great Brak River Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2009-11-10
    Season OOther
    Start time 16:00
    End time 18:00
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 85
    Total Species 22
    Total Count 201
    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 Tide was low-tide but River-mouth closed + lagoon and estuary full of water.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0A. Eybers
     
    0P. Villain
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    370
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    20
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    308Confirmed Breeding
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    250
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    30
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    60
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    20
    254Knot, Red
    (Calidris canutus)
    10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    50
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    20
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    20
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    420
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    80
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)
    160
    10006Duck, Domestic
    (Anas platyrhynchos)
    30
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)
    10
    10011Heron, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)
    50
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)
    40
    10015, Hybrid Mallard
    (Anas hybrid)
    30


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 10:57
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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