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    Rietvlei Wetland Reserve: Combined (33521830)

    Western Cape
    Card 507074
    Compiler 18758
    Location code 33521830Rietvlei Wetland Reserve: Combined (Western Cape)
    Start date 2018-06-22
    Season WWinter
    Start time 14:00
    End time 16:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 16
    Total Count 327
    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 Weather: 16 Degrees Celsius, Wind 20km/h, Humidity: 77%. Disturbances: Traffic on R27 flowing past the Vlei. Various types of forms of pollution found.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		1680Possibly Breeding
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		20Possibly Breeding
    49Cormorant, Bank
    (Phalacrocorax neglectus)    		30Possibly Breeding
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		30Possibly Breeding
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		170Possibly Breeding
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		330Probably Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		130Probably Breeding
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		50Possibly Breeding
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		120Probably Breeding
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		160Probably Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		110Probably Breeding
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		190Probably Breeding
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		100Possibly Breeding
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		130Possibly Breeding


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 10:34
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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