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    Rietvlei Wetland Reserve: Diep River (33501830)

    Western Cape
    Card 512349
    Compiler 24468
    Location code 33501830Rietvlei Wetland Reserve: Diep River (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-02-20
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:00
    End time 11:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 3
    Total Count 23
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 3Overgrown by alien vegetation
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The total number of bird species equal to 206.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		20Possibly Breeding
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		510Possibly Breeding
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		60Possibly Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		50Probably Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		140Possibly Breeding
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20Probably Breeding
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		100Possibly Breeding
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		70Possibly Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		250Probably Breeding
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		790Possibly Breeding
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10


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    Thursday 04 June 2026 09:10
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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