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    Paarl Bird Sanctuary (33411858)

    Western Cape
    Card 500516
    Compiler 32
    Location code 33411858Paarl Bird Sanctuary (Western Cape)
    Start date 2008-06-21
    Season OOther
    Start time 09:00
    End time 11:30
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 34
    Total Count 965
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0B & T Retief
     
    0E.van der Merwe
     
    0G.Tong
     
    0J.Fuichau
     
    0J.Hobbs
     
    0J.Tounasgewski
     
    0P.Copeland
     
    0P.Rousseau
     
    0Y.Weiss
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		60
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		1250
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		510Confirmed Breeding
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		80
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		40
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		140Confirmed Breeding
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		70
    60Egret, Intermediate [x]
    (Ardea intermedia)    		50
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		850
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		310
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		230
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		540
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		10
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		270
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		30
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		40
    103Duck, Maccoa
    (Oxyura maccoa)    		10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		40
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		120
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		580
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		540
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		160
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		740
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		80
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		50
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		20
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		440Probably Breeding
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		1850Probably Breeding
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		180
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		300


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