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    Jakkalsvlei (32051819)

    Western Cape

    Card 511464
    Compiler 2158
    Location code 32051819Jakkalsvlei (Western Cape)
    Start date 2025-07-17
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:15
    End time 11:15
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 25
    Total Count 259
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 11Partial reclamation/drainage/ditches/land fill
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes vlei filled up from big seas earlier in winter. However river still not flowing into pan. Still no flamingoes. no wind and clear made for perfect count conditions.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    10
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    100
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    10
    51Cormorant, Crowned
    (Microcarbo coronatus)
    50
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    30
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    120
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    40
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    160
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    40
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)
    230
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    320
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    370
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)
    30
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    70
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    230
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    380
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    250
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    30


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    Saturday 19 July 2025 01:25
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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