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    Voelvlei (34162149)

    Western Cape
    Card 937
    Compiler 48
    Location code 34162149Voelvlei (Western Cape)
    Start date 1997-01-26
    Season SSummer
    Start time 06:30:00
    End time 10:00:00
    Shoreline covered 50
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 33
    Total Count 7455
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 4Motor vehicle
    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)    		60
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		800
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		400
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		40
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		1000
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		300
    60Egret, Intermediate [x]
    (Ardea intermedia)    		60
    79Stork, Black
    (Ciconia nigra)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		1800
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		120
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		1300
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		100
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		400
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		400
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		300
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		1200
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		2080
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		5600
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		3600
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		400
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		30000
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		3200
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		14000
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		200
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		800
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		300
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		400
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		2500
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		140
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		2800
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		100
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		120


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    Tuesday 16 December 2025 09:32
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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