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    Philippi Wetlands: Ottery Rd F (34011834)

    Western Cape
    Card 504633
    Compiler 11090
    Location code 34011834Philippi Wetlands: Ottery Rd F (Western Cape)
    Start date 2014-10-23
    Season OOther
    Start time 10:20
    End time 10:35
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 10
    Total Count 77
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes About 50% of the area that floods seasonally was covered with water.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		10
    60Egret, Intermediate [x]
    (Ardea intermedia)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		470
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		80
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		20
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		113Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		10


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    Tuesday 16 December 2025 09:47
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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