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    Edith Stephens Wetland Park: Retention Pond (34011831)

    Western Cape
    Card 5723
    Compiler 73
    Location code 34011831Edith Stephens Wetland Park: Retention Pond (Western Cape)
    Start date 2002-12-30
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:00:00
    End time 10:15:00
    Shoreline covered 75
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 25
    Total Count 398
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High 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
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		21Confirmed Breeding
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		291Confirmed Breeding
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		90
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		226Confirmed Breeding
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		40
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		50
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		31Confirmed Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		170
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		60
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		20
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		40
    101Duck, Fulvous Whistling
    (Dendrocygna bicolor)    		20
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		500
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		2198Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		80
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 09:48
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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