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    Edith Stephens Wetland Park: Retention Pond (34011831)

    Western Cape
    Card 5726
    Compiler 73
    Location code 34011831Edith Stephens Wetland Park: Retention Pond (Western Cape)
    Start date 2003-03-31
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:50:00
    End time 10:10:00
    Shoreline covered 85
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 25
    Total Count 695
    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 1
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		20
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		160
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		30
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		70
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		2000
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		40
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		471Confirmed Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		240
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		10
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		310
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		100
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		1030
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		19314Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		340
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		60


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 08:13
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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