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    Rietvlei Wetland Reserve: Central Pans (33511829)

    Western Cape
    Card 1187
    Compiler 1453
    Location code 33511829Rietvlei Wetland Reserve: Central Pans (Western Cape)
    Start date 2003-12-19
    Season OOther
    Start time 10:30:00
    End time 12:00:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 34
    Total Count 3861
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    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
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		20
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		80
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		300
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		30
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		30
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		930
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		50
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		2940
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1220
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		1290
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		40
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		130
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		7300
    230Painted-snipe, Greater
    (Rostratula benghalensis)    		20
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		100
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		310
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		900
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		30
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		9570
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		10450
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		70
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		30
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		690
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		670
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		10
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		950
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		200
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		170


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    Friday 02 January 2026 12:16
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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