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    Rietvlei Wetland Reserve: South Vlei (33521828)

    Western Cape
    Card 1577
    Compiler 1453
    Location code 33521828Rietvlei Wetland Reserve: South Vlei (Western Cape)
    Start date 2005-04-15
    Season OOther
    Start time 09:25:00
    End time
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 15
    Total Count 310
    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 0
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		60
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		20
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		150
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		350
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    60Egret, Intermediate [x]
    (Ardea intermedia)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		2140
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		40
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		60
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		120
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		50
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		30


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    Saturday 10 January 2026 02:48
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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