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    Rietvlei Wetland Reserve: Combined (33521830)

    Western Cape
    Card 363
    Compiler 21
    Location code 33521830Rietvlei Wetland Reserve: Combined (Western Cape)
    Start date 1994-07-30
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:00:00
    End time 16:00:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 47
    Total Count 3129
    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)    		80
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		180
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		920
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		810
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		230
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		490
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		300
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		70
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)    		30
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		40
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		120
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		170
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		150
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		110
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		2600
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		10
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		3010
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		2040
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		590
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		180
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		40
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		20
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		30
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		60
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		6840
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		20
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		150
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		100
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		1640
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		10
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		880
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		60
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		4200
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		3800
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		250
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		10
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		70
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		30
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		810


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 11:53
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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