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    Great Brak River Estuary (34042214)

    Western Cape
    Card 504838
    Compiler 1463
    Location code 34042214Great Brak River Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2015-01-18
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:30
    End time 11:30
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 85
    Total Species 37
    Total Count 216
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		160
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		130
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		70
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		70
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		70
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		80
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		30
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		90
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		80
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		30
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		10
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		60
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		120
    246Lapwing, White-crowned
    (Vanellus albiceps)    		40
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		20
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		30
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		20
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		40
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		70
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		80
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		50
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		30
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		60
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		230
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		40
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		140
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		30
    10004Goose, Domestic
    (Anser anser)    		150
    10006Duck, Domestic
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		20
    10015, Hybrid Mallard
    (Anas hybrid)    		10


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 12:36
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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