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    Rietvlei Wetland Reserve: Dolphin Beach (33501828)

    Western Cape
    Card 506963
    Compiler 18758
    Location code 33501828Rietvlei Wetland Reserve: Dolphin Beach (Western Cape)
    Start date 2018-03-11
    Season OOther
    Start time 14:30
    End time 16:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 15
    Total Count 103
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Sunny afternoon (Approximately 24 Degrees Celsius) with a wind speed of 25km/h. Water level is significanlt low. There is a busy robot, with a continious flow of cars. Noise pollution could be a major disturance factor. Threats include Urbanization, and Eutrophication. Red Knobbed Coot is the only species that is confirmed to be breeding during observation
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    49Cormorant, Bank
    (Phalacrocorax neglectus)    		30
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    67Bittern, Little
    (Ixobrychus minutus)    		10Possibly Breeding
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		30
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		180Possibly Breeding
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		41Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		80
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		160Possibly Breeding
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		70Possibly Breeding
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		70
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		240Possibly Breeding
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		50Possibly Breeding
    10009Tern, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		30
    10011Heron, Unidentified
    (Ardea sp.)    		10


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    Sunday 14 December 2025 09:21
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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