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    Athlone WWTW - Central (33571832)

    Western Cape
    Card 504543
    Compiler 73
    Location code 33571832Athlone WWTW - Central (Western Cape)
    Start date 2014-08-21
    Season OOther
    Start time 14:20
    End time 14:55
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 11
    Total Count 248
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Weather was partly cloudy, but cool with mild NW breeze. Birds all in concrete settling or aeration reservoirs
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		30
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		10
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		30
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		20
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		2270
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40


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    Tuesday 04 November 2025 11:31
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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