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Seekoei River Estuary (34052454)
Eastern Cape
CWAC status	REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY
Authority	Private
Management status	UNKNOWN
Conservation status	PARTLY PROTECTED
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Date_registered
1995-07-28
Brief_description
Open estuary and lagoon, partly within a nature reserve. Dabchick, cormorant and Greater Flamingo numbers usually greater in winter, with highest count recorded in winter 1996; numbers of Redknobbed Coot also much higher in winter 1995 and 1996 but declined drastically in 1997; numbers of waterfowl and Kittlitz's Plover peak in summer. Occurrence of Antarctic Tern noteworthy. Declines shown in number of species and in total counts, summer and winter. Important threats are dam building upstream, residential development, and overhead powerlines.

Spp	Common name	Taxonomic name	Min	Avg	Max	Subregional IBA	RAMSAR
255		Calidris alba	1	34.38	209
256		Calidris pugnax	1	14.50	35
4150	Albatross, Shy	Thalassarche cauta	159	159.00	159
269	Avocet, Pied	Recurvirostra avosetta	2	18.50	35
67	Bittern, Little	Ixobrychus minutus	1	1.00	1
212	Coot, Red-knobbed	Fulica cristata	1	195.54	1592
48	Cormorant, Cape	Phalacrocorax capensis	1	17.08	168
50	Cormorant, Reed	Microcarbo africanus	2	56.14	226
47	Cormorant, White-breasted	Phalacrocorax lucidus	4	47.71	252		130
203	Crake, Black	Zapornia flavirostra	1	3.58	13
216	Crane, Blue	Grus paradisea	3	5.50	8
267	Curlew, Eurasian	Numenius arquata	2	3.50	5
52	Darter, African	Anhinga rufa	1	3.82	16
95	Duck, African Black	Anas sparsa	2	2.00	2
10014	Duck, Unidentified	N/A N/A	3	9.25	14
104	Duck, White-backed	Thalassornis leuconotus	2	2.00	2
100	Duck, White-faced Whistling	Dendrocygna viduata	2	2.50	3
96	Duck, Yellow-billed	Anas undulata	2	25.96	117
149	Eagle, African Fish	Haliaeetus vocifer	1	1.22	2
58	Egret, Great	Ardea alba	1	4.92	50
60	Egret, Intermediate	Ardea intermedia	1	5.50	19
59	Egret, Little	Egretta garzetta	1	11.91	57
61	Egret, Western Cattle	Bubulcus ibis	1	24.56	112
86	Flamingo, Greater	Phoenicopterus roseus	1	72.78	400
87	Flamingo, Lesser	Phoeniconaias minor	1	25.80	68
209	Gallinule, Allen's	Porphyrio alleni	1	1.00	1
266	Godwit, Bar-tailed	Limosa lapponica	1	2.50	4
89	Goose, Egyptian	Alopochen aegyptiaca	1	32.38	179
88	Goose, Spur-winged	Plectropterus gambensis	2	10.42	42
4	Grebe, Great Crested	Podiceps cristatus	1	1.00	1
6	Grebe, Little	Tachybaptus ruficollis	1	9.95	58
263	Greenshank, Common	Tringa nebularia	1	7.89	27
288	Gull, Grey-headed	Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus	1	18.19	147
287	Gull, Kelp	Larus dominicanus	18	58.34	187	150
167	Harrier, African Marsh	Circus ranivorus	1	1.00	1
69	Heron, Black-crowned Night	Nycticorax nycticorax	1	4.00	8
55	Heron, Black-headed	Ardea melanocephala	1	3.00	11
56	Heron, Goliath	Ardea goliath	1	1.36	2
54	Heron, Grey	Ardea cinerea	1	9.91	29
57	Heron, Purple	Ardea purpurea	1	2.60	7
62	Heron, Squacco	Ardeola ralloides	1	1.00	1
81	Ibis, African Sacred	Threskiornis aethiopicus	1	55.61	281
83	Ibis, Glossy	Plegadis falcinellus	1	1.00	1
84	Ibis, Hadada	Bostrychia hagedash	1	8.41	25
228	Jacana, African	Actophilornis africanus	1	2.00	3
395	Kingfisher, Giant	Megaceryle maxima	1	1.36	3
397	Kingfisher, Malachite	Corythornis cristatus	1	1.22	2
394	Kingfisher, Pied	Ceryle rudis	1	6.31	18
254	Knot, Red	Calidris canutus	5	11.00	17
245	Lapwing, Blacksmith	Vanellus armatus	2	10.54	38
509	Martin, Brown-throated	Riparia paludicola	1	1.00	1
210	Moorhen, Common	Gallinula chloropus	1	5.32	17
172	Osprey, Western	Pandion haliaetus	1	1.10	2
231	Oystercatcher, African	Haematopus moquini	1	2.96	9
236	Plover, Chestnut-banded	Charadrius pallidus	8	8.00	8
233	Plover, Common Ringed	Charadrius hiaticula	1	52.37	300
239	Plover, Greater Sand	Charadrius leschenaultii	1	1.00	1
241	Plover, Grey	Pluvialis squatarola	1	23.86	112
237	Plover, Kittlitz's	Charadrius pecuarius	2	28.42	111
234	Plover, Lesser Sand	Charadrius mongolus	1	1.00	1
238	Plover, Three-banded	Charadrius tricollaris	1	5.54	30
235	Plover, White-fronted	Charadrius marginatus	1	9.59	36
102	Pochard, Southern	Netta erythrophthalma	1	4.00	8
258	Sandpiper, Common	Actitis hypoleucos	1	1.67	5
251	Sandpiper, Curlew	Calidris ferruginea	5	150.52	857
262	Sandpiper, Marsh	Tringa stagnatilis	1	7.11	19
257	Sandpiper, Terek	Xenus cinereus	1	1.50	2
264	Sandpiper, Wood	Tringa glareola	1	2.50	4
90	Shelduck, South African	Tadorna cana	1	28.00	128
94	Shoveler, Cape	Spatula smithii	1	15.59	74
250	Snipe, African	Gallinago nigripennis	3	3.00	3
85	Spoonbill, African	Platalea alba	1	8.51	48
270	Stilt, Black-winged	Himantopus himantopus	1	10.83	51
253	Stint, Little	Calidris minuta	1	102.88	750
208	Swamphen, African	Porphyrio madagascariensis	1	1.50	2
99	Teal, Blue-billed	Spatula hottentota	3	3.00	3
98	Teal, Cape	Anas capensis	1	15.27	48
1274	Teal, Eurasian	Anas crecca	107	107.00	107
97	Teal, Red-billed	Anas erythrorhyncha	2	9.84	24
292	Tern, Antarctic	Sterna vittata	30	38.00	46	35
294	Tern, Arctic	Sterna paradisaea	2	7.00	20
290	Tern, Caspian	Hydroprogne caspia	1	6.54	30		20
291	Tern, Common	Sterna hirundo	1	191.31	1224
298	Tern, Greater Crested	Thalasseus bergii	1	9.06	84
297	Tern, Lesser Crested	Thalasseus bengalensis	27	27.00	27
299	Tern, Little	Sternula albifrons	1	27.62	127
293	Tern, Roseate	Sterna dougallii	1	1.00	1
296	Tern, Sandwich	Thalasseus sandvicensis	3	32.56	119
10009	Tern, Unidentified	N/A N/A	1	32.00	85
305	Tern, Whiskered	Chlidonias hybrida	14	14.00	14
274	Thick-knee, Water	Burhinus vermiculatus	1	9.29	20
232	Turnstone, Ruddy	Arenaria interpres	1	2.63	8
10008	Wader, Unidentified	N/A N/A	15	43.50	134
685	Wagtail, African Pied	Motacilla aguimp	4	4.00	4
686	Wagtail, Cape	Motacilla capensis	1	15.21	51
268	Whimbrel, Eurasian	Numenius phaeopus	1	2.80	14

Wednesday 24 April 2024 04:52
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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Seekoei River Estuary (34052454)

Eastern Cape

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