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    Gamtoos River: False Mouth (33582505)

    Eastern Cape

    Card 6889
    Compiler 301
    Location code 33582505Gamtoos River: False Mouth (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2006-02-07
    Season SSummer
    Start time 05:30:00
    End time 09:00:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 50
    Total Count 954
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 0
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    80
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    170
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    90
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    150
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    40
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    50
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    50
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    80
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    80
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    480
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    40
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    20
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)
    20
    202Crake, Baillon's
    (Zapornia pusilla)
    10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)
    40
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)
    50
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    50
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    110
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)
    20
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)
    390
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)
    400
    234Plover, Lesser Sand
    (Charadrius mongolus)
    10
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    380
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    40
    239Plover, Greater Sand
    (Charadrius leschenaultii)
    10
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)
    910
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    140
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)
    2100
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)
    20
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)
    10
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)
    50
    257Sandpiper, Terek
    (Xenus cinereus)
    260
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    250
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)
    70
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)
    140
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)
    300
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)
    100
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    990
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    20
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    30
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
    700
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    30
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)
    60
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    140
    396Kingfisher, Half-collared
    (Alcedo semitorquata)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    300
    894Oystercatcher, Eurasian
    (Haematopus ostralegus)
    20
    10009Tern, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)
    10


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    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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