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    Nuwejaars River Wetland - Moddervlei (34371948)

    Western Cape

    Card 511405
    Compiler 18037
    Location code 34371948Nuwejaars River Wetland - Moddervlei (Western Cape)
    Start date 2025-06-01
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:56
    End time 09:49
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 23
    Total Count 256
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 4Motor vehicle
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    30
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    20
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    70
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    10
    60Egret, Intermediate [x]
    (Ardea intermedia)
    10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    630
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    40
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    460
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    400
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    350
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    20
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)
    10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)
    30
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    20
    216Crane, Blue
    (Grus paradisea)
    40
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    130
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)
    20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    70
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (Anas sp.)
    150


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    Friday 27 June 2025 11:45
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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