Table 3 Data collected on relative abundance (RA = birds counted per hour) and capture success (CS = successful attempts relative to total attempts, in %), during 4 h of work per day in each of 4 quadrats of 100 m × 100 m (Plot 1–4), with 3 days each in Densu Delta Ramsar Site (DDRS) and Weija Lake (WL)
Study site | Plot # | Pied Kingfisher | Common Tern | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RA (birds/hour) | CS (%) | RA (birds/hour) | CS (%) | ||
DDRS | 1 | 2.0 | 41.2 | 0 | – |
DDRS | 2 | 5.5 | 41.2 | 0.5 | 22.2 |
DDRS | 3 | 3.0 | 40.0 | 0 | – |
DDRS | 4 | 4.3 | 31.8 | 1.5 | 33.3 |
DDRS | 1 | 3.5 | 45.9 | 17.0 | 29.3 |
DDRS | 2 | 2.3 | 55.6 | 3.8 | 43.5 |
DDRS | 3 | 2.5 | 75.0 | 6.5 | 41.8 |
DDRS | 4 | 2.5 | 52.9 | 11.5 | 34.8 |
DDRS | 1 | 6.3 | 27.8 | 4.3 | 31.3 |
DDRS | 2 | 3.5 | 23.1 | 1.8 | 55.6 |
DDRS | 3 | 2.0 | 21.4 | 4.8 | 42.9 |
DDRS | 4 | 2.5 | 28.6 | 9.3 | 18.2 |
WL | 1 | 2.5 | 28.6 | – | – |
WL | 2 | 2.0 | 27.3 | – | – |
WL | 3 | 3.3 | 36.8 | – | – |
WL | 4 | 2.8 | 33.3 | – | – |
WL | 1 | 1.3 | 23.1 | – | – |
WL | 2 | 1.8 | 38.5 | – | – |
WL | 3 | 1.8 | 35.7 | – | – |
WL | 4 | 1.8 | 30.0 | – | – |
WL | 1 | 2.8 | 19.0 | – | – |
WL | 2 | 2.0 | 16.7 | – | – |
WL | 3 | 2.8 | 31.6 | – | – |
WL | 4 | 3.0 | 28.6 | – | – |
Mean ± SD | – | 2.8 ± 1.2 | 34.7 ± 13.1 | 5.1 ± 5.2 | 35.3 ± 11.0 |