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    Philippi Wetlands: Varkensvlei Rd A (34011833)

    Western Cape
    Card 503449
    Compiler 11090
    Location code 34011833Philippi Wetlands: Varkensvlei Rd A (Western Cape)
    Start date 2014-01-16
    Season SSummer
    Start time 10:55
    End time 11:30
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 16
    Total Count 231
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Area that floods seasonally was about 30% covered with water.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		20
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		40
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		60
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		580
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		360
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		280
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		60
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		660
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		150
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		30


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 06:44
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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