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    Goukou River: Mouth - Melkhoutfontein (34212125)

    Western Cape

    Card 507020
    Compiler 16537
    Location code 34212125Goukou River: Mouth - Melkhoutfontein (Western Cape)
    Start date 2017-07-18
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:05
    End time 12:00
    Shoreline covered 65
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 23
    Total Count 230
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0D Elbrink
     
    0H Blignaut
     
    0V Michaels
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    70
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    140
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    60
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    70
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    50
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    60
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    50
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    170
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    150
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    110
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    100
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    50
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)
    10
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    90
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    40
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    40
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)
    10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    270
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    680
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    20
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    40


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    Friday 29 March 2024 03:37
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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