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    Philippi Wetlands: Varkensvlei Rd B (34021832)

    Western Cape
    Card 502744
    Compiler 11090
    Location code 34021832Philippi Wetlands: Varkensvlei Rd B (Western Cape)
    Start date 2013-06-21
    Season OOther
    Start time 11:50
    End time 12:05
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 10
    Total Count 346
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High 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.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		180
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		150
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		20
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		520
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		30
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		2500


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    Thursday 30 October 2025 07:56
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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