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    Keurbooms River Estuary (34022324)

    Western Cape
    Card 706
    Compiler 2
    Location code 34022324Keurbooms River Estuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 1996-01-21
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:40:00
    End time 13:20:00
    Shoreline covered 85
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 28
    Total Count 1695
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low 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
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		170
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		360
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		30
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		50
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		190
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		350
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		140
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		590
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		480
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		2130
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		70
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		3540
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		10
    254Knot, Red
    (Calidris canutus)    		30
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		60
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		760
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)    		30
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		1240
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		50
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		6280
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		140
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		60
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		80
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 12:56
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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