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    Rietvlei Wetland Reserve: South Vlei (33521828)

    Western Cape
    Card 512347
    Compiler 24572
    Location code 33521828Rietvlei Wetland Reserve: South Vlei (Western Cape)
    Start date 2025-11-21
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:00
    End time 12:30
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 1
    Total Count 595
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 5Eutrophication
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes windy weather conditions
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		140
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		20Possibly Breeding
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		70Possibly Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		300
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		5950Possibly Breeding


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    Thursday 04 June 2026 09:14
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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