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    Great Brak River Estuary (34042214)

    Western Cape

    Card 502044
    Compiler 1463
    Location code 34042214Great Brak River Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2010-04-24
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:30
    End time 11:50
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 85
    Total Species 24
    Total Count 161
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid 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 and estaury level lower than normal. No terns were counted - was disturbed by people and dogs on beach.
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    30
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    70
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    160
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    30
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    20
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    50
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    40
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    50
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    50
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)
    30
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    60
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    150
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    20
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)
    120
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    190
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    150
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)
    200
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)
    90


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 01:17
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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