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    Suikerbosrand / Rietvlei Dams (32521928)

    Western Cape
    Card 6933
    Compiler 39
    Location code 32521928Suikerbosrand / Rietvlei Dams (Western Cape)
    Start date 2006-01-22
    Season SSummer
    Start time 11:30:00
    End time 14:30:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 33
    Total Count 417
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Some dams in the system are totally dry.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		10
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		40
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		130
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		10
    79Stork, Black
    (Ciconia nigra)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		180
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		170
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		50
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		280
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		140
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		560
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		390
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		50
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		270
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		160
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		40
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		280Confirmed Breeding
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		70Confirmed Breeding
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		110
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		160
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		50
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		30
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		30
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		30
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		620
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		200


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    Saturday 25 October 2025 09:39
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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