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    Knysna Lagoon (34032302)

    Western Cape
    Card 506459
    Compiler 16575
    Location code 34032302Knysna Lagoon (Western Cape)
    Start date 2017-04-11
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:30
    End time 12:00
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 60
    Total Species 23
    Total Count 1112
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Survey area - Estuary areas accessible by boat at low tide - this cuts one off a few big chunks of shallow water and excludes the heads. This is essentially the main channel, starting at Featherbed Bay (just inland of the mouth), extending westwards up the main channel, includes Bollard Bay, east of Brenton-on-lake, west of Thesen island, the main channel between the Point and Belvidere, the Bay of Biscay, Crabs creek, White Bridge and ending at Red Bridge. This probably accounts for 60% of the waterbody.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		40
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		520
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		1280
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		270
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		200
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		930
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1180
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		190
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		20
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		380
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		170
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		2550
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		160
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		70
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		970
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		1090
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		70
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		900
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		50


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 07:29
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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