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    Athlone WWTW - Black River (33561832)

    Western Cape
    Card 504194
    Compiler 73
    Location code 33561832Athlone WWTW - Black River (Western Cape)
    Start date 2014-06-19
    Season OOther
    Start time 14:00
    End time 14:50
    Shoreline covered 50
    Openwater covered 60
    Total Species 11
    Total Count 46
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes River flowing quite strongly. Invasive aquatic vegetation occupying about 50% of the count section. Some mud bank areas visible. Some construction work taking place on N bank.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		70
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		30
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		30
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		10
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		220
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		10
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		40
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 12:04
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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