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    Paarl Bird Sanctuary (33411858)

    Western Cape
    Card 501695
    Compiler 32
    Location code 33411858Paarl Bird Sanctuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2011-02-26
    Season OOther
    Start time 09:00
    End time 13:30
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 32
    Total Count 1965
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Weather cloudless, windless. Heavy construction vehicles working; dust , noise at southern end of sanctuary.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		820
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		764
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		80
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		120
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		80
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		930
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		1230
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		40
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		860
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		60
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		20
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		80
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		30
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    199Crake, African
    (Crecopsis egregia)    		10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		70
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		1250
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		480
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		130
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		1700
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		50
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		230
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		80
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		50
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		6360
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		3270
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		760


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 10:47
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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