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    Verlorenvlei (32201825)

    Western Cape
    Card 511361
    Compiler 2158
    Location code 32201825Verlorenvlei (Western Cape)
    Start date 2025-04-11
    Season OOther
    Start time 09:30
    End time 13:15
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 39
    Total Count 3441
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 13Dam/barrage construction
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes main bird density is around Vleikraal, Vensterklip and low water bridge. Vlei drying up in far eastern region and closer to the mouth.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		250
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		250
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		1000
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		40
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		110
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		150
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		61Confirmed Breeding
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		100
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		170
    80Stork, White
    (Ciconia ciconia)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		210
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		320
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		40
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		190
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		2501Confirmed Breeding
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		880
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		220
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		440
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		260
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		360
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		1300
    103Duck, Maccoa
    (Oxyura maccoa)    		20
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		213Confirmed Breeding
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		22430
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		330
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		1000
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		400
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		500
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		370
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		100
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    893Gallinule, Purple
    (Porphyrio martinica)    		20
    10007Swan, Black
    (Cygnus atratus)    		30


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    Saturday 19 April 2025 09:15
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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