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    Goukou River: Mouth - Melkhoutfontein (34212125)

    Western Cape
    Card 507507
    Compiler 1606
    Location code 34212125Goukou River: Mouth - Melkhoutfontein (Western Cape)
    Start date 2018-07-04
    Season WWinter
    Start time 11:20
    End time 13:45
    Shoreline covered 65
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 30
    Total Count 217
    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
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		170
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		100
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		290
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		60
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		60
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		70
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		170
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		40
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		80
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		410
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		70
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		20
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		90
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		130
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		50
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		40
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		90
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		50
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20
    10004Goose, Domestic
    (Anser anser)    		30


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 06:13
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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