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    Nuwejaars River Wetland - Moddervlei (34371948)

    Western Cape

    Card 512267
    Compiler 18037
    Location code 34371948Nuwejaars River Wetland - Moddervlei (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-04-26
    Season OOther
    Start time 07:38
    End time 10:15
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 18
    Total Count 188
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 1None
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    150
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    50
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    70
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    120
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    50
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    510
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    200
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    10
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)
    20
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)
    10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)
    30
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    370
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    230


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    Monday 25 May 2026 07:20
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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