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    Paardevlei Dam (34051849)

    Western Cape
    Card 503599
    Compiler 229
    Location code 34051849Paardevlei Dam (Western Cape)
    Start date 2012-07-19
    Season OOther
    Start time 10:00
    End time 11:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 17
    Total Count 302
    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 Vlei has recently refilled after very heavy rains in the past couple of weeks. Levels had been very low for several months prior to recent rains.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		30
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		120
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		110
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		650
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		40
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		70
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1600
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		110
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		110
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		60
    884Swan, Mute
    (Cygnus olor)    		10


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 07:58
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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