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    Voelvlei (34162149)

    Western Cape

    Card 504027
    Compiler 2168
    Location code 34162149Voelvlei (Western Cape)
    Start date 2011-02-03
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:47
    End time 11:11
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 24
    Total Count 2100
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes As a result of the low rainfall the water level of theWetland was significant lower than previous counts.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)
    20Probably Breeding
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    30
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    230
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    10
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)
    10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    460
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)
    180
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    30
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    630
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    40
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    2220Confirmed Breeding
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    110
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    30
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    50
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    100
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    3550
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    600
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)
    680
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    4720
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)
    20
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)
    7240


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 01:24
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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