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    Rietvlei Wetland Reserve: Combined (33521830)

    Western Cape

    Card 662
    Compiler 21
    Location code 33521830Rietvlei Wetland Reserve: Combined (Western Cape)
    Start date 1996-01-28
    Season SSummer
    Start time 11:30:00
    End time 19:00:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 54
    Total Count 5890
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    100
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
    120
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    570
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    60
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    270
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    220
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    70
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    40
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    70
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)
    40
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    70
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)
    130
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    570
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)
    140
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    290
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    13780
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    4470
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    390
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    270
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    330
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)
    10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)
    40
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    210
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    2240
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)
    160
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)
    930
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    3100
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    100
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    3550
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)
    140
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)
    1230
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)
    11240
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)
    40
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)
    4650
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    10
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)
    860
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    70
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)
    300
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)
    1140
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    620
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    870
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    90
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    3740
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    30
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    280
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
    50
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    10
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)
    120
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    30
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    920
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)
    80


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 03:58
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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