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    Goukou River: Mouth - Melkhoutfontein (34212125)

    Western Cape
    Card 507835
    Compiler 20084
    Location code 34212125Goukou River: Mouth - Melkhoutfontein (Western Cape)
    Start date 2019-07-25
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:00
    End time 12:15
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 30
    Total Count 190
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes
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    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    1883Jean du Plessis
     
    16537William Benjamin Benn
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		130
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		600
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		40
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		80
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		40
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		120
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		80
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		170
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		50
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		20
    216Crane, Blue
    (Grus paradisea)    		20
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		30
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		80
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		90
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		80
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		40
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		30


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 07:23
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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