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    Nature's Valley (Groot River Estuary) (33592332)

    Western Cape

    Card 503648
    Compiler 5619
    Location code 33592332Nature's Valley (Groot River Estuary) (Western Cape)
    Start date 2013-01-23
    Season SSummer
    Start time 06:35
    End time 09:05
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 85
    Total Species 14
    Total Count 37
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Overcast, mizzle, flood event of July 2012 scoured sediment and eroded banks which could account for low numbers
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    10
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    20
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)
    10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    20
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)
    30
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    10
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)
    50
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    80
    396Kingfisher, Half-collared
    (Alcedo semitorquata)
    10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    80


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 11:21
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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