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    Philippi Wetlands: Varkensvlei Rd A (34011833)

    Western Cape

    Card 502740
    Compiler 11090
    Location code 34011833Philippi Wetlands: Varkensvlei Rd A (Western Cape)
    Start date 2013-06-21
    Season OOther
    Start time 11:20
    End time 11:50
    Shoreline covered 85
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 16
    Total Count 285
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The weather was clear but extremely windy. Birds were sheltering in the vegetation around and in the water which made counting all of them difficult.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    20
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)
    10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    20
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    110
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    120
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    60
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    60
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)
    720
    101Duck, Fulvous Whistling
    (Dendrocygna bicolor)
    10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    490
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    540
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    380
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    260
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    20


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 08:57
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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