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    Berg River 5: De Plaat (32481812)

    Western Cape
    Card 8298
    Compiler 73
    Location code 32481812Berg River 5: De Plaat (Western Cape)
    Start date 2006-07-23
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:30:00
    End time 12:30:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 32
    Total Count 2110
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes I had no scope so distant waders were difficult to identify - these have been recorded as unidentified waders.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		90
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		20
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		50
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		40
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		80
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		30
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		360
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		180
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		60Probably Breeding
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		100
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		710
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		90
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		220
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		10
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		12320
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		200
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		240
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		3810
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		20
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		530
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		30
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		60
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		30
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		380
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		730
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		60
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		160
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		450


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 10:33
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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