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    Rietvlei Wetland Reserve: South Vlei (33521828)

    Western Cape
    Card 512352
    Compiler 24468
    Location code 33521828Rietvlei Wetland Reserve: South Vlei (Western Cape)
    Start date 2025-11-21
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:00
    End time 13:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 18
    Total Count 836
    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
    Notes Weather condition was windy
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		140Probably Breeding
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		280Possibly Breeding
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		20Possibly Breeding
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		20Probably Breeding
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		70Possibly Breeding
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20Possibly Breeding
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		250Probably Breeding
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20Probably Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		1110Probably Breeding
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		20Possibly Breeding
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		30Possibly Breeding
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		5950Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20Possibly Breeding
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		20Possibly Breeding
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40Possibly Breeding
    10034Duck, Hyrbid Mallard/Yellow-billed
    (Anas platyrhynchos x undulata)    		300Possibly Breeding


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    Thursday 04 June 2026 10:49
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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