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    Rietvlei Wetland Reserve: Combined (33521830)

    Western Cape

    Card 86
    Compiler 21
    Location code 33521830Rietvlei Wetland Reserve: Combined (Western Cape)
    Start date 1992-07-15
    Season WWinter
    Start time 10:00:00
    End time 15:20:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 46
    Total Count 3172
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High 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
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)
    210
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    270
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
    130
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    980
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    220
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    230
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    140
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    20
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    50
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    70
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)
    140
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    30
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)
    390
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    30
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    70
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    70
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    970
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    2120
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    2290
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    2100
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    150
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)
    10
    103Duck, Maccoa
    (Oxyura maccoa)
    10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    90
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    14170
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)
    180
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    220
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    50
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    1240
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)
    10
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)
    130
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    1010
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    660
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    860
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    20
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    1800
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
    30
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    50
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)
    10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    30
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)
    10
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    400


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