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    Voelvlei (Bredasdorp) (34401952)

    Western Cape
    Card 506691
    Compiler 13317
    Location code 34401952Voelvlei (Bredasdorp) (Western Cape)
    Start date 2017-09-29
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:53
    End time 11:35
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 60
    Total Species 28
    Total Count 1796
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 4Motor vehicle
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Windy conditions. struggled to get to north and southern parts of vlei due to mud and dense reed coverage.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    18037Eugene Hahndiek
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		50
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		170
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		40
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		150
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		260
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		3760
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		400
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		930
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		420
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		130
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		610
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		180
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		180
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		300
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		150
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		1180
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		160
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		5820
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		340
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		1610
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		880
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		160


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    Monday 06 April 2026 01:42
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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