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

    Western Cape
    Card 505180
    Compiler 337
    Location code 34212153Gouritz River: Mouth - Low-water bridge (Western Cape)
    Start date 2015-07-14
    Season WWinter
    Start time 00:00
    End time 00:00
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 18
    Total Count 176
    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 ; Overcast temp 14oC Wind from the SW 2m/s. Extreme low tide.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		200
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		50
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		40
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		60
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		40
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		30
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		340
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    169Harrier, Black
    (Circus maurus)    		20
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		130
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		30
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		30
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		520
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		180
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20


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    Friday 03 May 2024 10:25
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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