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Verlorenvlei (32201825)
Western Cape
CWAC status	REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY
Authority	CapeNature
Management status	PRIVATE LAND
Conservation status	PARTLY PROTECTED
IBA information	SA103 - VERLORENVLEI
Ramsar information	ZA009 - Verlorenvlei
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Date_registered
1992-01-21
Brief_description
An IBA and Ramsar site. A freshwater coastal lake, marsh, and closed estuary. Reed-fringed open water in lower reaches, variably extensive Phragmites, Typha and sedgebeds upstream to Redelinghuys, with some Nymphaea on pools. Globally significant numbers of Great Crested Grebe and South African Shelduck; nationally significant counts of four other species. Pelican, waterfowl and ibis numbers peak in summer. Important for marsh birds: may hold 50 pairs Little Bittern and Purple Gallinule, up to 100 pairs African Rail and Black Crake, and 20 pairs of Redchested Flufftail; Baillon's Crake probably breeds. Up to 200 Ethiopian Snipe and 452 Avocet counted. Total counts declined from 1996. Eutrophication a severe threat; important threats include pollution (pesticides and herbicides), water abstraction and reed encroachment.

Spp	Common name	Taxonomic name	Min	Avg	Max	IBA	Subregional IBA	RAMSAR
256		Calidris pugnax	1	57.21	259
1016		Anas platyrhynchos	1	1.40	2
72		Scopus umbretta	1	1.00	1
255		Calidris alba	3	16.50	30
269	Avocet, Pied	Recurvirostra avosetta	1	185.59	1256	250	125	190
212	Coot, Red-knobbed	Fulica cristata	1	435.41	3104		2500
48	Cormorant, Cape	Phalacrocorax capensis	1	28.50	56
51	Cormorant, Crowned	Microcarbo coronatus	1	1.00	1
50	Cormorant, Reed	Microcarbo africanus	1	33.44	110
47	Cormorant, White-breasted	Phalacrocorax lucidus	1	125.38	702			130
203	Crake, Black	Zaporina flavirostra	1	1.80	3
52	Darter, African	Anhinga rufa	3	79.14	300		250
10006	Duck, Domestic	Anas platyrhynchos domesticus	3	3.00	3
101	Duck, Fulvous Whistling	Dendrocygna bicolor	19	19.00	19
103	Duck, Maccoa	Oxyura maccoa	1	8.40	45
10014	Duck, Unidentified	Anas sp.	2	36.71	96
104	Duck, White-backed	Thalassornis leuconotus	2	3.00	4
100	Duck, White-faced Whistling	Dendrocygna viduata	3	7.88	17
96	Duck, Yellow-billed	Anas undulata	2	66.19	642
58	Egret, Great	Ardea alba	1	2.17	4
60	Egret, Intermediate	Ardea intermedia	1	2.00	9
59	Egret, Little	Egretta garzetta	1	11.49	52
61	Egret, Western Cattle	Bubulcus ibis	2	30.71	131
149	Fish Eagle, African	Haliaeetus vocifer	1	2.63	7
86	Flamingo, Greater	Phoenicopterus roseus	1	302.92	3031	1250	625	750
87	Flamingo, Lesser	Phoeniconaias minor	1	552.58	6275			600
10004	Goose, Domestic	Anser anser domesticus	7	10.75	15
89	Goose, Egyptian	Alopochen aegyptiaca	1	511.07	2334		1750
88	Goose, Spur-winged	Plectropterus gambensis	2	44.95	273
5	Grebe, Black-necked	Podiceps nigricollis	1	11.47	71
4	Grebe, Great Crested	Podiceps cristatus	1	40.05	140	50	25	100
6	Grebe, Little	Tachybaptus ruficollis	1	33.39	173
263	Greenshank, Common	Tringa nebularia	1	6.43	49
288	Gull, Grey-headed	Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus	1	2.93	7
289	Gull, Hartlaub's	Chroicocephalus hartlaubii	1	51.31	377	250	125	300
287	Gull, Kelp	Larus dominicanus	1	42.00	235		150
167	Harrier, African Marsh	Circus ranivorus	1	2.70	9
64	Heron, Black	Egretta ardesiaca	1	2.00	3
55	Heron, Black-headed	Ardea melanocephala	1	1.58	9
56	Heron, Goliath	Ardea goliath	1	3.81	14
54	Heron, Grey	Ardea cinerea	1	13.58	44
57	Heron, Purple	Ardea purpurea	1	3.28	8
63	Heron, Striated	Butorides striata	14	14.00	14
81	Ibis, African Sacred	Threskiornis aethiopicus	1	14.97	114
83	Ibis, Glossy	Plegadis falcinellus	1	20.25	369
84	Ibis, Hadada	Bostrychia hagedash	1	4.41	10
395	Kingfisher, Giant	Megaceryle maxima	1	1.50	4
397	Kingfisher, Malachite	Corythornis cristatus	1	1.92	5
394	Kingfisher, Pied	Ceryle rudis	1	7.14	20
245	Lapwing, Blacksmith	Vanellus armatus	3	33.32	142
10015	Mallard, Hybrid	Anas hybrid	1	1.50	2
210	Moorhen, Common	Gallinula chloropus	1	13.22	141
69	Night Heron, Black-crowned	Nycticorax nycticorax	1	4.56	27
231	Oystercatcher, African	Haematopus moquini	2	4.00	6
42	Pelican, Great White	Pelecanus onocrotalus	3	128.18	557			300
236	Plover, Chestnut-banded	Charadrius pallidus	1	1.00	1
233	Plover, Common Ringed	Charadrius hiaticula	1	4.29	12
241	Plover, Grey	Pluvialis squatarola	34	34.00	34
237	Plover, Kittlitz's	Charadrius pecuarius	1	14.83	96
238	Plover, Three-banded	Charadrius tricollaris	1	10.00	71
235	Plover, White-fronted	Charadrius marginatus	1	2.87	6
102	Pochard, Southern	Netta erythrophthalma	1	7.92	50
258	Sandpiper, Common	Actitis hypoleucos	1	38.62	486
251	Sandpiper, Curlew	Calidris ferruginea	1	181.17	696
262	Sandpiper, Marsh	Tringa stagnatilis	1	4.56	12
264	Sandpiper, Wood	Tringa glareola	1	1.92	4
90	Shelduck, South African	Tadorna cana	3	126.78	536	420	210	500
94	Shoveler, Cape	Anas smithii	1	57.45	615	350	175	350
250	Snipe, African	Gallinago nigripennis	1	2.89	11
85	Spoonbill, African	Platalea alba	1	31.70	130		75
270	Stilt, Black-winged	Himantopus himantopus	2	56.26	236
253	Stint, Little	Calidris minuta	1	151.88	1455
76	Stork, Yellow-billed	Mycteria ibis	1	1.00	1
208	Swamphen, African	Porphyrio madagascariensis	1	5.35	26
10007	Swan, Black	Cygnus atratus	1	2.33	3
99	Teal, Blue-billed	Anas hottentota	1	13.47	39
98	Teal, Cape	Anas capensis	1	65.38	530
97	Teal, Red-billed	Anas erythrorhyncha	1	27.24	163
290	Tern, Caspian	Hydroprogne caspia	1	11.20	34			20
291	Tern, Common	Sterna hirundo	3	5.00	7
298	Tern, Greater Crested	Thalasseus bergii	1	35.29	190
296	Tern, Sandwich	Thalasseus sandvicensis	1	4.00	9
10009	Tern, Unidentified	N/A N/A	3	39.25	90
305	Tern, Whiskered	Chlidonias hybrida	1	11.78	68
304	Tern, White-winged	Chlidonias leucopterus	1	25.32	153
274	Thick-knee, Water	Burhinus vermiculatus	1	3.10	7
10008	Wader, Unidentified	N/A N/A	2	190.89	1284
686	Wagtail, Cape	Motacilla capensis	1	2.50	4

Saturday 21 December 2024 06:30
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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Verlorenvlei (32201825)

Western Cape

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