Berg River 15: Vlaminkvlei Night Roost (32471808) | |
|---|---|
Western Cape | |
| CWAC status | REGISTERED-COUNTED IRREGULARLY |
| Authority | Private |
| Management status | PRIVATE LAND |
| Conservation status | UNPROTECTED |
| IBA information | SA104 - LOWER BERG RIVER WETLANDS |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
| View Cards | Click here |
Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 2008-03-03 |
| Brief_description |
| The Vlaminkvlei Roost count is done from the southern side of the river, close to the farm Vlaminkvlei. The aim of the count is to record numbers species roosting on the Vlaminkvlei ponds. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 255 | Calidris alba | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | ||||
| 269 | Avocet, Pied | Recurvirostra avosetta | 6 | 8.00 | 10 | |||
| 48 | Cormorant, Cape | Phalacrocorax capensis | 3 | 251.50 | 500 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 3 | 5.00 | 8 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 1 | 216.80 | 609 | 130 | ||
| 52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 1 | 3.00 | 4 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 1 | 3.67 | 7 | |||
| 86 | Flamingo, Greater | Phoenicopterus roseus | 3 | 39.80 | 127 | |||
| 87 | Flamingo, Lesser | Phoeniconaias minor | 5 | 5.00 | 5 | |||
| 10004 | Goose, Domestic | Anser anser domesticus | 5 | 10.00 | 15 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 2 | 8.33 | 12 | |||
| 88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 4 | Grebe, Great Crested | Podiceps cristatus | 6 | 6.00 | 6 | |||
| 263 | Greenshank, Common | Tringa nebularia | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 289 | Gull, Hartlaub's | Chroicocephalus hartlaubii | 4 | 16.67 | 31 | |||
| 287 | Gull, Kelp | Larus dominicanus | 4 | 81.00 | 270 | 150 | ||
| 55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 2 | 2.50 | 3 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 2 | 6.75 | 14 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 15 | 237.50 | 1200 | 1000 | ||
| 83 | Ibis, Glossy | Plegadis falcinellus | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 3 | 6.33 | 10 | |||
| 69 | Night Heron, Black-crowned | Nycticorax nycticorax | 2 | 3.00 | 4 | |||
| 172 | Osprey, Western | Pandion haliaetus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 42 | Pelican, Great White | Pelecanus onocrotalus | 2 | 3.67 | 5 | |||
| 233 | Plover, Common Ringed | Charadrius hiaticula | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 237 | Plover, Kittlitz's | Charadrius pecuarius | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 251 | Sandpiper, Curlew | Calidris ferruginea | 6 | 6.00 | 6 | |||
| 90 | Shelduck, South African | Tadorna cana | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 85 | Spoonbill, African | Platalea alba | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 2 | 5.25 | 8 | |||
| 253 | Stint, Little | Calidris minuta | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 98 | Teal, Cape | Anas capensis | 5 | 6.00 | 7 | |||
| 290 | Tern, Caspian | Hydroprogne caspia | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 291 | Tern, Common | Sterna hirundo | 8 | 8.00 | 8 | |||
| 298 | Tern, Greater Crested | Thalasseus bergii | 1 | 2.00 | 3 | |||
| 296 | Tern, Sandwich | Thalasseus sandvicensis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 268 | Whimbrel, Eurasian | Numenius phaeopus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
Saturday 21 December 2024 06:47
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department
of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town
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