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    Zwartkops River Estuary (33522538)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 501432
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33522538Zwartkops River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2009-07-21
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:15
    End time 13:55
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 35
    Total Count 2936
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Notable that no Terek Sandpiper, Great Sandplover or Curlew were over-wintering.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		100
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		760
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		1730
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		1390
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		80
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		80
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		20
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		1130
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		840Probably Breeding
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		700
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		50
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		30
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		70
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		20
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		320
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		320
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		550
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		660
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		820
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		300
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		250
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)    		50
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		1650
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		1410
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		14360
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		500
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		90
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		100
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		560
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		150
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		180
    10004Goose, Domestic
    (Anser anser)    		50


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 09:11
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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