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    Edith Stephens Wetland Park: Retention Pond (34011831)

    Western Cape
    Card 5716
    Compiler 73
    Location code 34011831Edith Stephens Wetland Park: Retention Pond (Western Cape)
    Start date 2002-05-30
    Season WWinter
    Start time 10:40:00
    End time 12:45:00
    Shoreline covered 85
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 25
    Total Count 507
    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
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		21Probably Breeding
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		280
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		230
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		520Confirmed Breeding
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)    		10
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		50
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		380
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		50
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		100
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		340
    101Duck, Fulvous Whistling
    (Dendrocygna bicolor)    		10
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		70
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		1170
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1538Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		140
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		20
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		30


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 12:07
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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