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    Edith Stephens Wetland Park: Retention Pond (34011831)

    Western Cape
    Card 5176
    Compiler 73
    Location code 34011831Edith Stephens Wetland Park: Retention Pond (Western Cape)
    Start date 2003-07-29
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:20:00
    End time 09:15:00
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 22
    Total Count 1075
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High 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
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		250
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		200Probably Breeding
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		110
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		60
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		7260
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		30
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		600
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		60
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		150
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		40
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		10
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		20
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		10
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		240
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		410
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1178Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20
    10006Duck, Domestic
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		10


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 01:34
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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