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    Grootwitvlei (34221853)

    Western Cape
    Card 502087
    Compiler 766
    Location code 34221853Grootwitvlei (Western Cape)
    Start date 2010-02-17
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:45
    End time 09:30
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 13
    Total Count 135
    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 Strong SE Wind, surface of lake very choppy making it difficult to see the few birds there were.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		50
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		260
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		160Confirmed Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		240Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		40
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		50
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		260
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		170
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		30


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 05:57
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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