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    Wilderness Lakes: Swartvlei System (34002245)

    Western Cape
    Card 4819
    Compiler 10
    Location code 34002245Wilderness Lakes: Swartvlei System (Western Cape)
    Start date 2003-01-28
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:15:00
    End time 10:45:00
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 38
    Total Count 4810
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 2by Boat
    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)    		690Confirmed Breeding
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		1420
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		220
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		30
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		1040
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		160
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		160
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		30
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		40Possibly Breeding
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		190
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		30
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		30
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		30
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		30
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		20
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		8040
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		3550
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		50
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		70
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		50
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10Possibly Breeding
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		60
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		50
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		31210Confirmed Breeding
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		20
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		290Probably Breeding
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		130
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		20
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		60
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		100
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		150
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10
    10004Goose, Domestic
    (Anser anser)    		30


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

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