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    Mud River Mouth (33291818)

    Western Cape
    Card 502440
    Compiler 106
    Location code 33291818Mud River Mouth (Western Cape)
    Start date 2012-01-22
    Season SSummer
    Start time 11:00
    End time 12:30
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 14
    Total Count 2412
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes River not extending to the sea. Approx 500m from sea. African Black Oystercatcher nest with 2 eggs. African Black Oystercatcher pair with large chick. Blacksmith Lapwing nest with 3 eggs. Egyptian Goose pair with 6 juveniles.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		20
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		960
    51Cormorant, Crowned
    (Microcarbo coronatus)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		80
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		182Confirmed Breeding
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		21
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		500
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		300
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		170
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		21800
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 04:15
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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