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    Gamtoos River: False Mouth (33582505)

    Eastern Cape

    Card 8658
    Compiler 301
    Location code 33582505Gamtoos River: False Mouth (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2007-02-14
    Season SSummer
    Start time 05:15:00
    End time 09:30:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 55
    Total Count 1124
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    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)
    430
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    30
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    160
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    30
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    50
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    180
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    170
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    60
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    40
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    270
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    60
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    80
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    2730
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    110
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    30
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)
    20
    197Rail, African
    (Rallus caerulescens)
    20
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)
    170
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)
    20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    90
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    150
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)
    200
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)
    330
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    420
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    30
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    60
    239Plover, Greater Sand
    (Charadrius leschenaultii)
    10
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)
    490
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    110
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)
    60
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)
    1240
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)
    180
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)
    70
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)
    30
    257Sandpiper, Terek
    (Xenus cinereus)
    20
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    20
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    120
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)
    70
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)
    20
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)
    310
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    20
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)
    190
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    1130Probably Breeding
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    30
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    450
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
    50
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    20
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)
    50
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)
    20
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)
    130
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    370
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)
    40


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 02:39
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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