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    Rietvlei Wetland Reserve: Combined (33521830)

    Western Cape
    Card 5099
    Compiler 1453
    Location code 33521830Rietvlei Wetland Reserve: Combined (Western Cape)
    Start date 2001-10-19
    Season OOther
    Start time 09:00:00
    End time 12:00:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 44
    Total Count 2711
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 0
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		140
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		80
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		140
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		350
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		80
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		220
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		80
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		50
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		170
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		280
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		5336Confirmed Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		530
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		250
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		210
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		3500
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		40
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		30
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		120
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		1130
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		20
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		3340
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		6900
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		10
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		10
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		1090
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		811Possibly Breeding
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		100
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		1650
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		210
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		30
    10004Goose, Domestic
    (Anser anser domesticus)    		10
    10005Duck, Hybrid
    (Anas hybrid)    		20
    10006Duck, Domestic
    (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus)    		20


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