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    Verlorenvlei (32201825)

    Western Cape
    Card 512511
    Compiler 13446
    Location code 32201825Verlorenvlei (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-07-22
    Season WWinter
    Start time 11:00
    End time 16:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 39
    Total Count 690
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 6Agriculture along drying margings
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Possible storm water/sewage at Elandsbaai low water bridge which was reported to the municipality
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Brittany Cornelson
     
    0Ernita Flynn
     
    0John van Rooyen
     
    0Nicole Grundlingh
     
    13446Marshall van Rooyen
     
    23326Philipp Grundlingh
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		130
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		110
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		30
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		310
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		560
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		80
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		60
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		230
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		30
    60Egret, Intermediate [x]
    (Ardea intermedia)    		130
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		360
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		50
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		30
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		320
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		630
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		90
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		260
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		00
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		40
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		10
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		20
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		40
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		70
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		30
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		120
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1980
    216Crane, Blue
    (Grus paradisea)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		210
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		210
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		300
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		220
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		60
    10004Goose, Domestic
    (Anser anser domesticus)    		60


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    Friday 31 July 2026 08:57
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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