De Hoop Vlei (34262023) | |
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Western Cape | |
| CWAC status | REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY |
| Authority | Cape Nature |
| Management status | PROVINCIAL GAME/NATURE RESERVE |
| Conservation status | PROTECTED |
| IBA information | SA119 - DE HOOP NATURE RESERVE |
| Ramsar information | ZA001 - De Hoop Vlei |
| Heritage information | |
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Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 1992-01-20 |
| Brief_description |
| An IBA and Ramsar site. Coastal lake at mouth of seasonal Sout River; inflow only during winter; salinity fluctuates widely. Sandy and muddy substrates; extensive submergents but little marginal vegetation; Phragmites, Typha and sedges at springs and along river. Globally and nationally significant numbers of several waterbirds; maximum counts of which exceed those recorded in survey period and include 1473 Greater and 1715 Lesser Flamingo, 4626 Yellowbilled Duck and 3004 Cape Shoveller (both breed), 2166 Egyptian Goose and 24400 Redknobbed Coot. Large counts of shorebirds and terns in summer. Reeds/ sedges also hold Redchested Flufftail, African Rail and Black Crake. Threats include sedimentation, eutrophication, livestock damage (upper reaches), and pollution (pesticides and fertilizers). |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 255 | Calidris alba | 20 | 149.25 | 316 | ||||
| 256 | Calidris pugnax | 1 | 47.90 | 190 | ||||
| 72 | Scopus umbretta | 1 | 2.07 | 7 | ||||
| 896 | Calidris alpina | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | ||||
| 269 | Avocet, Pied | Recurvirostra avosetta | 1 | 112.60 | 887 | 250 | 125 | 190 |
| 212 | Coot, Red-knobbed | Fulica cristata | 8 | 3071.77 | 12273 | 5000 | 2500 | 10000 |
| 48 | Cormorant, Cape | Phalacrocorax capensis | 2 | 18.50 | 76 | |||
| 51 | Cormorant, Crowned | Microcarbo coronatus | 15 | 20.33 | 23 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 1 | 172.15 | 1206 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 1 | 186.54 | 749 | 130 | ||
| 203 | Crake, Black | Zaporina flavirostra | 8 | 8.00 | 8 | |||
| 216 | Crane, Blue | Grus paradisea | 1 | 3.33 | 8 | |||
| 267 | Curlew, Eurasian | Numenius arquata | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 1 | 40.37 | 380 | 250 | ||
| 95 | Duck, African Black | Anas sparsa | 16 | 48.50 | 81 | |||
| 103 | Duck, Maccoa | Oxyura maccoa | 1 | 23.65 | 132 | 75 | ||
| 10014 | Duck, Unidentified | Anas sp. | 3 | 28.00 | 90 | |||
| 104 | Duck, White-backed | Thalassornis leuconotus | 1 | 10.42 | 29 | |||
| 100 | Duck, White-faced Whistling | Dendrocygna viduata | 2 | 5.33 | 8 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 4 | 328.34 | 1803 | 1700 | 850 | 1000 |
| 58 | Egret, Great | Ardea alba | 1 | 5.69 | 31 | |||
| 60 | Egret, Intermediate [x] | Ardea intermedia | 1 | 11.16 | 49 | |||
| 59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 1 | 36.55 | 259 | |||
| 61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Bubulcus ibis | 1 | 29.25 | 110 | |||
| 14799 | Egret, Yellow-billed | Egretta brachyrhyncha | 6 | 6.00 | 6 | |||
| 149 | Fish Eagle, African | Haliaeetus vocifer | 1 | 2.42 | 12 | |||
| 86 | Flamingo, Greater | Phoenicopterus roseus | 1 | 323.78 | 2301 | 1250 | 625 | 750 |
| 87 | Flamingo, Lesser | Phoeniconaias minor | 1 | 171.61 | 1786 | 600 | ||
| 207 | Flufftail, Striped | Sarothrura affinis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 266 | Godwit, Bar-tailed | Limosa lapponica | 1 | 3.60 | 10 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 4 | 1163.11 | 6117 | 3500 | 1750 | 3200 |
| 88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 1 | 226.55 | 2080 | 1875 | 710 | |
| 5 | Grebe, Black-necked | Podiceps nigricollis | 1 | 50.30 | 381 | 250 | 125 | 240 |
| 4 | Grebe, Great Crested | Podiceps cristatus | 1 | 191.16 | 558 | 50 | 25 | 100 |
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 2 | 205.50 | 971 | 500 | 250 | |
| 263 | Greenshank, Common | Tringa nebularia | 1 | 23.88 | 122 | |||
| 288 | Gull, Grey-headed | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | 1 | 7.69 | 24 | |||
| 289 | Gull, Hartlaub's | Chroicocephalus hartlaubii | 1 | 19.27 | 92 | |||
| 287 | Gull, Kelp | Larus dominicanus | 1 | 30.65 | 176 | 150 | ||
| 10010 | Gull, Unidentified | Lanus sp. | 11 | 11.00 | 11 | |||
| 167 | Harrier, African Marsh | Circus ranivorus | 1 | 4.00 | 9 | |||
| 169 | Harrier, Black | Circus maurus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 64 | Heron, Black | Egretta ardesiaca | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 1 | 4.58 | 14 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 0 | 25.16 | 124 | |||
| 57 | Heron, Purple | Ardea purpurea | 1 | 1.88 | 3 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 1 | 47.70 | 502 | |||
| 83 | Ibis, Glossy | Plegadis falcinellus | 1 | 19.00 | 94 | |||
| 84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 1 | 3.33 | 11 | |||
| 395 | Kingfisher, Giant | Megaceryle maxima | 1 | 1.78 | 4 | |||
| 397 | Kingfisher, Malachite | Corythornis cristatus | 1 | 1.14 | 2 | |||
| 394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 1 | 2.46 | 4 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 1 | 19.52 | 237 | |||
| 509 | Martin, Brown-throated | Riparia paludicola | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 210 | Moorhen, Common | Gallinula chloropus | 1 | 6.50 | 52 | |||
| 69 | Night Heron, Black-crowned | Nycticorax nycticorax | 1 | 7.50 | 58 | |||
| 74 | Openbill, African | Anastomus lamelligerus | 12 | 12.00 | 12 | |||
| 172 | Osprey, Western | Pandion haliaetus | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 42 | Pelican, Great White | Pelecanus onocrotalus | 1 | 101.02 | 435 | 300 | ||
| 236 | Plover, Chestnut-banded | Charadrius pallidus | 6 | 6.00 | 6 | |||
| 233 | Plover, Common Ringed | Charadrius hiaticula | 1 | 19.41 | 140 | |||
| 241 | Plover, Grey | Pluvialis squatarola | 1 | 9.00 | 45 | |||
| 237 | Plover, Kittlitz's | Charadrius pecuarius | 1 | 7.24 | 67 | |||
| 238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 1 | 6.13 | 21 | |||
| 235 | Plover, White-fronted | Charadrius marginatus | 1 | 10.55 | 38 | |||
| 102 | Pochard, Southern | Netta erythrophthalma | 2 | 73.16 | 320 | 250 | ||
| 197 | Rail, African | Rallus caerulescens | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | -1 | ||
| 258 | Sandpiper, Common | Actitis hypoleucos | 1 | 3.80 | 8 | |||
| 251 | Sandpiper, Curlew | Calidris ferruginea | 1 | 131.40 | 1048 | |||
| 262 | Sandpiper, Marsh | Tringa stagnatilis | 1 | 46.00 | 204 | |||
| 257 | Sandpiper, Terek | Xenus cinereus | 12 | 12.00 | 12 | |||
| 264 | Sandpiper, Wood | Tringa glareola | 1 | 4.50 | 13 | |||
| 90 | Shelduck, South African | Tadorna cana | 1 | 89.74 | 730 | 420 | 210 | 500 |
| 94 | Shoveler, Cape | Anas smithii | 3 | 514.59 | 2001 | 350 | 175 | 350 |
| 250 | Snipe, African | Gallinago nigripennis | 1 | 3.67 | 7 | |||
| 85 | Spoonbill, African | Platalea alba | 1 | 32.33 | 218 | 150 | 75 | |
| 270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 1 | 120.65 | 517 | 500 | ||
| 253 | Stint, Little | Calidris minuta | 1 | 208.18 | 700 | |||
| 79 | Stork, Black | Ciconia nigra | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 76 | Stork, Yellow-billed | Mycteria ibis | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 208 | Swamphen, African | Porphyrio madagascariensis | 1 | 2.71 | 6 | |||
| 10007 | Swan, Black | Cygnus atratus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 99 | Teal, Blue-billed | Anas hottentota | 1 | 16.00 | 80 | |||
| 98 | Teal, Cape | Anas capensis | 2 | 64.38 | 309 | |||
| 97 | Teal, Red-billed | Anas erythrorhyncha | 1 | 37.31 | 540 | |||
| 290 | Tern, Caspian | Hydroprogne caspia | 1 | 18.62 | 127 | 68 | 20 | |
| 291 | Tern, Common | Sterna hirundo | 7 | 58.75 | 97 | |||
| 300 | Tern, Damara | Sternula balaenarum | 72 | 72.00 | 72 | 65 | ||
| 298 | Tern, Greater Crested | Thalasseus bergii | 1 | 41.25 | 160 | |||
| 296 | Tern, Sandwich | Thalasseus sandvicensis | 10 | 11.50 | 13 | |||
| 10009 | Tern, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 305 | Tern, Whiskered | Chlidonias hybrida | 1 | 161.50 | 541 | 150 | 75 | 85 |
| 304 | Tern, White-winged | Chlidonias leucopterus | 1 | 54.44 | 316 | |||
| 274 | Thick-knee, Water | Burhinus vermiculatus | 1 | 4.70 | 10 | |||
| 0 | Unknown, Unknown | Unknown Unknown | 5 | 5.00 | 5 | |||
| 10008 | Wader, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 3 | 902.30 | 6364 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 1 | 10.23 | 35 | |||
| 268 | Whimbrel, Eurasian | Numenius phaeopus | 6 | 6.00 | 6 |
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