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    Knysna Lagoon (34032302)

    Western Cape
    Card 506536
    Compiler 16575
    Location code 34032302Knysna Lagoon (Western Cape)
    Start date 2017-07-07
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:30
    End time 12:00
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 60
    Total Species 20
    Total Count 786
    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. The 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)    		590
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		2100
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		150
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		590
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		1410
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		60
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		320
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		370
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		100
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		600
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		260
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		90
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		130
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		420
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		540
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		40


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 06:57
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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