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    Paardeberg Wetlands (previously Rooifontein Pan) (28482449)

    Northern Cape
    Card 512323
    Compiler 73
    Location code 28482449Paardeberg Wetlands (previously Rooifontein Pan) (Northern Cape)
    Start date 2026-01-17
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:15
    End time 09:35
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 75
    Total Species 0
    Total Count 0
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 0
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Sunny, hot with mild breeze. Land-based with scope and binoculars Water levels receded slightly since 04 Jan 2026 (about 2m)
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		240
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		70
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		100
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		180
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		110
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		60
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		100
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		40
    103Duck, Maccoa
    (Oxyura maccoa)    		20
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		70
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		200
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		40
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		150
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		60
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		320
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		210
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		40
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		30
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		260


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    Saturday 16 May 2026 04:03
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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