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    Rondevlei Nature Reserve: Block 12 (34041830)

    Western Cape
    Card 500232
    Compiler 2273
    Location code 34041830Rondevlei Nature Reserve: Block 12 (Western Cape)
    Start date 2008-11-05
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:19
    End time 09:10
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 21
    Total Count 274
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes African Sacred Ibis and Cattle Egret only counted flying over. Hundreds of them can be with young in the reeds but we cannot estimate how many there are as we can only see a handful of them. Hopefully when we do the ringing of the chicks we will get a better idea of numbers.
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0E. Olderwagen
     
    0H. Pheiffer
     
    0M. Beukes
     
    0T. Geland
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		20
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		240
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		100
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		170
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		80
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		30
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		190Confirmed Breeding
    67Bittern, Little
    (Ixobrychus minutus)    		20
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		50
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		790Confirmed Breeding
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		290
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		40
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		480
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		10
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		160


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 03:59
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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