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    Paardevlei Dam (34051849)

    Western Cape
    Card 502059
    Compiler 229
    Location code 34051849Paardevlei Dam (Western Cape)
    Start date 2010-01-18
    Season OOther
    Start time 10:00
    End time 11:00
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 18
    Total Count 753
    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 Water level at the vlei has decreased very rapidly this summer, possibly due to irrigation of the new AE&CI sports complex playing fields. Only the deeper areas of the vlei have a covering of water, leaving about 60% of the surface area dry.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		80
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		60
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		670
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		200
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		220
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		660
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		40
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		380
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		460
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		4300
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		260
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		90
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 06:37
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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