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    Rietvlei Wetland Reserve: Combined (33521830)

    Western Cape

    Card 271
    Compiler 21
    Location code 33521830Rietvlei Wetland Reserve: Combined (Western Cape)
    Start date 1994-01-26
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:00:00
    End time 15:00:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 52
    Total Count 4923
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid 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)
    30
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    210
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
    60
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    840
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    110
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    260
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    210
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    40
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    40
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)
    100
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    80
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)
    10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    480
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)
    310
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    140
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    350
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    8230
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)
    1450
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    2210
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    240
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    160
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)
    10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)
    40
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    120
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    3530
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)
    60
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)
    130
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    200
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    120
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    3340
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)
    40
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)
    1200
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)
    3350
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)
    1680
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)
    430
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    10
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)
    270
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)
    50
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    990
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)
    60
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    450
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    10
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    11020
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    80
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    270
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
    170
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    20
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)
    4730
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    40
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    1210


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    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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