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    Edith Stephens Wetland Park: Retention Pond (34011831)

    Western Cape

    Card 5734
    Compiler 73
    Location code 34011831Edith Stephens Wetland Park: Retention Pond (Western Cape)
    Start date 2003-11-28
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:30:00
    End time 09:55:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 18
    Total Count 311
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 1
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    220
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    30
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    33Confirmed Breeding
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    143Confirmed Breeding
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    10
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)
    10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    30
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)
    20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    120
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    510
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)
    40
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)
    10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    240
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    15513Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    60
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    60


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 10:39
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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