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    Great Brak River Estuary (34042214)

    Western Cape

    Card 6480
    Compiler 1463
    Location code 34042214Great Brak River Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2005-01-30
    Season SSummer
    Start time 16:00:00
    End time 17:30:00
    Shoreline covered 75
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 22
    Total Count 459
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    40
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    60
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    30
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    190
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)
    10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    2200
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    520
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)
    130
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    70
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)
    60
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    10
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)
    10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    30
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)
    40
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    330
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    680
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    70


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 09:33
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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