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    Great Fish River Estuary (33292707)

    Eastern Cape

    Card 5026
    Compiler 74
    Location code 33292707Great Fish River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2003-01-24
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:30:00
    End time 12:15:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 30
    Total Count 494
    Wetland Condition 5Dry
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 1
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    120
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    490
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)
    10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    40
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    190Confirmed Breeding
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    60
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)
    30
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)
    10
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)
    90
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    300
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    10
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)
    70
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    100
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)
    560
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)
    280
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)
    40
    257Sandpiper, Terek
    (Xenus cinereus)
    20
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    140
    261Redshank, Common
    (Tringa totanus)
    10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    300
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)
    10
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)
    250
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    80
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    300
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    700
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
    520
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    80
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)
    100


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 01:23
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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