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    Edith Stephens Wetland Park: Seasonal Vlei (34011832)

    Western Cape
    Card 5175
    Compiler 73
    Location code 34011832Edith Stephens Wetland Park: Seasonal Vlei (Western Cape)
    Start date 2003-07-29
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:20:00
    End time 09:51:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 14
    Total Count 106
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 1
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    60Egret, Intermediate [x]
    (Ardea intermedia)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		420
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		40
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		180
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		40
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		90
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		50
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		130
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20


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    Saturday 25 October 2025 08:38
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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