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    Groenvlei Lake (34012252)

    Western Cape
    Card 508174
    Compiler 10739
    Location code 34012252Groenvlei Lake (Western Cape)
    Start date 2020-01-23
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:40
    End time 10:25
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 11
    Total Count 339
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Light drizzle during periods. Cool temperatures. Wind blowing from SE. One dead juvenile carp found on surface. Golden algae most likely to be causing brown colouring of the vlei.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Colin Fordham
     
    0Simphiwe Mapeyi
     
    0Tebogo Botlholo
     
    1606Natalie Baker
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		90
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		300
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		850
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		30
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		10
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		21
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		900Probably Breeding
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		1150
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20


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    Saturday 01 November 2025 09:47
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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