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    Gouritz River: Mouth - Low-water bridge (34212153)

    Western Cape

    Card 503609
    Compiler 337
    Location code 34212153Gouritz River: Mouth - Low-water bridge (Western Cape)
    Start date 2011-08-04
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:25
    End time 11:40
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 21
    Total Count 186
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Weather conditions: High sirrus cloud, wind S1.W 10km/hr Red-winged Starling roosting in river bank hides up to 60 in a group.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    330
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    20
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    50
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    70
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    30
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    50
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    100
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)
    30
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    130
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)
    10
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    140
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    10
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)
    50
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    140
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)
    20
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)
    10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    470
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    30
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    50
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    110


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 07:23
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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