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

    Western Cape
    Card 504371
    Compiler 5619
    Location code 33592332Nature's Valley (Groot River Estuary) (Western Cape)
    Start date 2014-07-31
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:45
    End time 12:00
    Shoreline covered 85
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 13
    Total Count 298
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Calm, cloudy, mouth closed, water high
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		60
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		250
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		50
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		40
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		20
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		50
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		130
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		2260
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		40
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    396Kingfisher, Half-collared
    (Alcedo semitorquata)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		50


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 03:55
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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