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    Philippi Wetlands: Varkensvlei Rd B (34021832)

    Western Cape

    Card 505250
    Compiler 11090
    Location code 34021832Philippi Wetlands: Varkensvlei Rd B (Western Cape)
    Start date 2015-10-07
    Season OOther
    Start time 10:35
    End time 10:55
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 16
    Total Count 243
    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 The area that floods was about 50% covered with water.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    30
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    40
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)
    130
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    20
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    500
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)
    80
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    90
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    250
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)
    40
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    400
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    190
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    590
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    40


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 06:51
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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