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    Groenvlei Lake (34012252)

    Western Cape

    Card 505119
    Compiler 11623
    Location code 34012252Groenvlei Lake (Western Cape)
    Start date 2015-07-28
    Season WWinter
    Start time 10:45
    End time 14:30
    Shoreline covered 1
    Openwater covered 70
    Total Species 15
    Total Count 457
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Weather was mild to hot than cold and overcast to cloudy. Vlei water level is very high, never seen this before.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    160
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    70
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    390
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    350
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    40
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    20
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    80
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)
    10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)
    10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    3320
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    40
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    20
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    30


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 10:42
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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