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    Philippi Wetlands: Varkensvlei Rd B (34021832)

    Western Cape
    Card 502938
    Compiler 11090
    Location code 34021832Philippi Wetlands: Varkensvlei Rd B (Western Cape)
    Start date 2013-08-02
    Season OOther
    Start time 12:45
    End time 13:00
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 17
    Total Count 210
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Count conditions ideal. Additional observer Otto Schmidt obs. no 45.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		60
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		40
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		20
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		700
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		110Confirmed Breeding
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		50
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		760Probably Breeding
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		230
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 06:36
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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