Outing report- BirdLife Trogons Shorebird Surveys 31st Jan-2nd Feb 2014 results

Here are the results from the shorebird survey that took place along our coastline from 31st Jan to 2nd February.

Thanks go to all who participated.

Munster to Umtamvuna Beaches surveyed 31^st Jan-2^nd Feb

Munster co-ords S30,59,43.7 E30,16,7.8

Umtamvuna co-ords S31 04 47.7  E30 11 42.2

Counters – Angie Butcher, Doug Butcher, Stan Culley, Sue Hansbury, Andy Ruffle, Barrie Willis.

Kelp Gull – 2

Sandwich Tern – 3

Sanderling – 3

Ruddy Turnstone – 8

White-breasted Cormorant – 6

African Black Oystercatcher – 4

White-Fronted Plover – 7

Common Sandpiper - 2

Blacksmith Lapwing – 6

Egyptian Goose – 44

African Pied Wagtail – 1

Water Thick-knee -  12

Pied Kingfisher – 3

Giant Kingfisher – 2

Hamerkop - 1

African Fish-Eagle – 1

Woolly-necked Stork – 1

Hadeda Ibis – 1

White-necked Raven – 3

Port Shepstone to Uvongo Beaches surveyed 1^st-2^nd Feb

Port Shepstone co-ords 30°44'29.42"S

Uvongo co-ords 30°50'5.92"S 30°23'44.91"E

Counters – Eileen Brannigan, Eric Kok, Herbie Osborne, Jeanette Osborne, Andy Ruffle.

Kelp Gull – 10

Swift Tern - 3

African Black Oystercatcher – 2

White-breasted Cormorant – 15

Ruddy Turnstone – 19

Common Sandpiper – 1

Three-banded Plover – 2

Marsh Sandpiper - 1

Water Thick-knee - 11

Blacksmith Lapwing – 50

Pied Kingfisher – 4

Woolly-necked Stork – 14

Hadeda Ibis – 1

Spur-winged Goose – 1

Yellow-billed Duck – 2

Egyptian Goose – 7

African Spoonbill – 1

Grey Heron - 4

Additional coverage

Mpenjati River in the south to Centre Rocks in the north surveyed 1^st-2^nd Feb

Co-ords (30˚58’18.61”S/30˚17’09.24”N to 30˚56’41.32”S/30˚18’16.61”E)

Counters – (TRAFALGAR CONSERVATION GROUP ) Dan and Dorothy McIntyre, John and Shirley Barclay, Hans and Marian Albach, Steve and Jenny Rennie and Jamie Kotze.

Common Greenshank – 1

White-Fronted Plover – 5

Caspian Tern – 2

African Black Oystercatcher – 1

Reed Cormorant -1

White-breasted Cormorant – 1

Pied Kingfisher – 1

Pennington to Kelso surveyed 31^st Jan

Co-ords (30°23'12.94"S 30°41'48.68"E to 30°21'48.99"S 30°42'49.92"E)

Counters – Evelyn Heunis.

African Black Oystercatcher – 6

White-Fronted Plover – 2

Kelp Gull – 2