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    Wilderness Lakes: Swartvlei System (34002245)

    Western Cape
    Card 8986
    Compiler 10
    Location code 34002245Wilderness Lakes: Swartvlei System (Western Cape)
    Start date 2007-08-13
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08.00.00
    End time 10.55.00
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 29
    Total Count 7844
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 2by Boat
    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)    		490
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		1990
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		460
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		70
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		1130
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		260
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		100
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		80
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		170
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		140
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		710
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		630
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		30
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		110
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		71320
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		140
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		90
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		100
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		210
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		20
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		50
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20


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    Sunday 02 November 2025 01:43
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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