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    Perseverance Vleis (33502532)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 501430
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33502532Perseverance Vleis (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2009-07-13
    Season WWinter
    Start time 10:55
    End time 12:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 14
    Total Count 165
    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 Undercount of birds in the reeds. Vlei 1: full; Vlei 2: 70% full; Vlei 3: 25% full; Vlei 4: empty. Some rain filled pans a little at end of June. Herd of cattle & goats & 2 shepherds may have disturbed some birds. Fire in reeds of one vlei in about April (reeds half re-grown).
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		60
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		140
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		730Confirmed Breeding
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		180
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		50
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		130
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		142Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		110
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40
    10015, Hybrid Mallard
    (Anas hybrid)    		10


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    Friday 19 April 2024 03:34
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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