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    Edith Stephens Wetland Park: Retention Pond (34011831)

    Western Cape
    Card 4771
    Compiler 73
    Location code 34011831Edith Stephens Wetland Park: Retention Pond (Western Cape)
    Start date 2003-01-31
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:00:00
    End time 10:15:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 24
    Total Count 381
    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 0
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		21Confirmed Breeding
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		180
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		100
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		150
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		50
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)    		60
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		80
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		90
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		170
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		91Confirmed Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		90
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		40
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		420
    101Duck, Fulvous Whistling
    (Dendrocygna bicolor)    		10
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		40
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		30
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		390
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		14515Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		240
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		60


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 08:27
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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