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    Rietvlei Wetland Reserve: Central Pans (33511829)

    Western Cape
    Card 6462
    Compiler 1453
    Location code 33511829Rietvlei Wetland Reserve: Central Pans (Western Cape)
    Start date 2005-01-21
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:00:00
    End time 12:30:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 32
    Total Count 1583
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes A dead ringed Swift Turn was found during this survey Ring no. 569104, the 2nd oldest Swift Turn to be recovered.
    Survey notes


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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		20
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		90
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		110
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		250
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		450
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		220
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		980
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		30
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		290
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		70
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		170
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		120
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		250
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		50
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		180
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		760
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		570
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		3990
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		3600
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		30
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		30
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		10
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		2030
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		100
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		1170
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		10
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		150
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		50


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 09:21
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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