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    Voelvlei (Bredasdorp) (34401952)

    Western Cape
    Card 506584
    Compiler 13317
    Location code 34401952Voelvlei (Bredasdorp) (Western Cape)
    Start date 2017-07-26
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:04
    End time 11:43
    Shoreline covered 10
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 25
    Total Count 1313
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 4Motor vehicle
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Very wet conditions, thus not able to monitor the southern end of the vlei in a vehicle (or on foot). Large body of water, and often species very far to get proper id (therefore unidentified have been logged). Would recommend using more than two people to count this in future due to size and number of species (which are also very easily flushed in vehicle or on foot.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		190
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		20
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		50
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		2000
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		580
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		5040
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		470
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		560
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		60
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		300
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		370
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		10
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		850
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		1080
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		10
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		420
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		40
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		130
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		700
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		180


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    Monday 06 April 2026 01:43
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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