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    Groenvlei Lake (34012252)

    Western Cape
    Card 504603
    Compiler 11204
    Location code 34012252Groenvlei Lake (Western Cape)
    Start date 2012-07-17
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:45
    End time 12:20
    Shoreline covered 85
    Openwater covered 85
    Total Species 21
    Total Count 474
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes PYGMY GOOSE- 2 ADULTS AND 1 JUVENILE. Confirmed by Margaret Kiely and Mareen Beech. First sighting.Condition was ideal, perfect sunshine and no wind. Also saw a albina (acoustic) Red-knobbed coot.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		10
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		190
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		40
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		680
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		40
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		60
    67Bittern, Little
    (Ixobrychus minutus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		140
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		150
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		70
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		110
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		3070
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		20
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 06:19
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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