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    Rietvlei Wetland Reserve: Central Pans (33511829)

    Western Cape
    Card 5140
    Compiler 1453
    Location code 33511829Rietvlei Wetland Reserve: Central Pans (Western Cape)
    Start date 2003-07-11
    Season WWinter
    Start time
    End time
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 13
    Total Count 347
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 0
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		90
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		140
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		60
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		40
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		600
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		920
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		710
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		670
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		50
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		110


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    Friday 02 January 2026 12:14
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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