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    Rietvlei Wetland Reserve: Combined (33521830)

    Western Cape

    Card 557
    Compiler 21
    Location code 33521830Rietvlei Wetland Reserve: Combined (Western Cape)
    Start date 1995-07-01
    Season WWinter
    Start time 11:00:00
    End time 17:30:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 43
    Total Count 5079
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)
    40
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    180
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
    50
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    610
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    60
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    50
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    300
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    170
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    80
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    10
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)
    110
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    50
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)
    110
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    190
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)
    690
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    30
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    120
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    3980
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    40
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    5060
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    11130
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    6880
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    160
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)
    200
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)
    30
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)
    60
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    650
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    3510
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)
    140
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    1830
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)
    10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    820
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)
    50
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    3450
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    8990
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    40
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    140
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    50
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    610
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)
    60


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