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    De Hoop Vlei (34262023)

    Western Cape
    Card 503603
    Compiler 11
    Location code 34262023De Hoop Vlei (Western Cape)
    Start date 2011-02-01
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:00
    End time 14:30
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 60
    Total Species 40
    Total Count 13109
    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 Of the 657 Greater Flamingos, 217 were juvenile birds. 84 Of the Red-knobbed Coots were on nests and 2 pairs had chicks. 8 Great Crested Grebes were on nests. One Little Grebe was on a nest
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		2960Possibly Breeding
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		5440Possibly Breeding
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		1070
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		290
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		140
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		260
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		60
    60Egret, Intermediate [x]
    (Ardea intermedia)    		60
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		10
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		220
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		250
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		6570
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		8620
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		21650
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		570
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		14580
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		9420
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		220
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		90
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		46022Confirmed Breeding
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		70
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		60
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		50
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		30
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		470
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		3990
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		1790
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		580
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		550
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		4740
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		110
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		20
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		20


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