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    Kabeljous River Estuary (34002456)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 4572
    Compiler 301
    Location code 34002456Kabeljous River Estuary (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2002-07-08
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:00:00
    End time 10:00:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 42
    Total Count 1410
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 1
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		1210
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		1550
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		1500
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		120
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		240
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		50
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		50
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		120
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		10
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		170
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		300
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		80
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		210
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		410
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		380
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		200
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		3770
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		20
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		230
    236Plover, Chestnut-banded
    (Charadrius pallidus)    		110
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		290
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		60
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		470
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		100
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		50
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		80
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		300
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		1020
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		70
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		130
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		150
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		250
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		230
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (Anas sp.)    		40


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