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    Voelvlei (34162149)

    Western Cape

    Card 511968
    Compiler 10737
    Location code 34162149Voelvlei (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-02-11
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:00
    End time 13:27
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 12
    Total Count 2903
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes
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    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    11727Patrick Wiltshire
     
    23703Sydville May
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
    10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    350
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    10
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    60
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    1330
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    25830
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    1330Possibly Breeding
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)
    50


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    Monday 16 March 2026 01:48
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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