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    Droevlei (33381843)

    Western Cape
    Card 8389
    Compiler 58
    Location code 33381843Droevlei (Western Cape)
    Start date 2006-07-05
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:30:00
    End time 11:00:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 20
    Total Count 329
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Despite good rains so far this winter there is still very little water in the vlei. One pond had a fair amount of water, but the main section of the dam was just dry mud with a small pond of water.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		10
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		1070
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		140
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		10
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		70
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		90
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		200
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		180
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		910
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		60
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		160
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		90
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		170


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 05:52
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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