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    Philippi Wetlands: Varkensvlei Rd B (34021832)

    Western Cape

    Card 504635
    Compiler 11090
    Location code 34021832Philippi Wetlands: Varkensvlei Rd B (Western Cape)
    Start date 2014-10-23
    Season OOther
    Start time 10:50
    End time 11:25
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 19
    Total Count 293
    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 About 80% of the area that floods seasonally was covered with water.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    30
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    90
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)
    20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    20
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    20
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    60
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    370
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    40
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)
    40
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)
    10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    80
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    1470
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    80
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    40
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    460
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)
    40
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    40


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 03:07
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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