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    Rietvlei Wetland Reserve: South Vlei (33521828)

    Western Cape
    Card 512351
    Compiler 24468
    Location code 33521828Rietvlei Wetland Reserve: South Vlei (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-02-20
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:00
    End time 12:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 1284
    Total Count 14
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 5Eutrophication
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		50Possibly Breeding
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		160Probably Breeding
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		50Possibly Breeding
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		40Possibly Breeding
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		2030Possibly Breeding
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		230Possibly Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		50Possibly Breeding
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		8390Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		430Probably Breeding
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		110Possibly Breeding
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		340Possibly Breeding
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		180Possibly Breeding
    10034Duck, Hyrbid Mallard/Yellow-billed
    (Anas platyrhynchos x undulata)    		770Probably 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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