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Voelvlei (Bredasdorp) (34401952)
Western Cape
CWAC status	NEWLY REGISTERED
Authority	Nuwejaars Wetlands Special Management Area
Management status	PRIVATE LAND
Conservation status	UNPROTECTED
IBA information
Ramsar information	No
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Date_registered
2017-02-01
Brief_description
Voelvlei is located approximately 21 km south west of Bredasdorp. Take the right R43 turn off from the R319 once exiting Bredasdorp south. In 19km tar road will en in a "T", head east toward the dirt road for 1 km and then take the south turn off (right). Travel 1km south and the mot northern tip of the vlei can be seen from the road. Access by land owners permission only. Although the Voelvlei system usually drains into the Nuwejaars River, during periods of flooding the opposite occurs and the river's waters fill Voelvlei. Then, as the flowing subsides, the flow reverts to its normal direction. The Nuwejaars River empties into Zoetendalsvlei and when this system is full it overflows into the Heuningnes River, which in turn feeds the Heuningnes Estuary. The entire catchment area is relatively small at 1 401 km2. The estuary drains the flat, low coastal plain on the Zoetendals Valley (Birdlife SA_IBA_2016)

Spp	Common name	Taxonomic name	Min	Avg	Max	IBA	Subregional IBA	RAMSAR
256		Calidris pugnax	1	10.83	34
269	Avocet, Pied	Recurvirostra avosetta	11	106.36	275	250	125	190
212	Coot, Red-knobbed	Fulica cristata	2	19.13	55
50	Cormorant, Reed	Microcarbo africanus	2	10.67	32
47	Cormorant, White-breasted	Phalacrocorax lucidus	2	35.42	118
216	Crane, Blue	Grus paradisea	2	6.00	10
52	Darter, African	Anhinga rufa	1	7.00	36
95	Duck, African Black	Anas sparsa	3	3.00	3
10034	Duck, Hyrbid Mallard/Yellow-billed	Anas platyrhynchos x undulata	4	4.00	4
10014	Duck, Unidentified	N/A N/A	2	438.00	1500
100	Duck, White-faced Whistling	Dendrocygna viduata	10	10.00	10
96	Duck, Yellow-billed	Anas undulata	2	66.93	227
149	Eagle, African Fish	Haliaeetus vocifer	1	2.38	7
59	Egret, Little	Egretta garzetta	2	2.50	3
61	Egret, Western Cattle	Bubulcus ibis	1	32.67	146
86	Flamingo, Greater	Phoenicopterus roseus	1	150.13	400
87	Flamingo, Lesser	Phoeniconaias minor	2	24.20	58
89	Goose, Egyptian	Alopochen aegyptiaca	5	524.29	2823		1750
88	Goose, Spur-winged	Plectropterus gambensis	1	126.79	636
5	Grebe, Black-necked	Podiceps nigricollis	10	10.00	10
4	Grebe, Great Crested	Podiceps cristatus	1	10.75	32		25
6	Grebe, Little	Tachybaptus ruficollis	1	5.50	19
263	Greenshank, Common	Tringa nebularia	1	9.75	25
288	Gull, Grey-headed	Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus	2	2.00	2
289	Gull, Hartlaub's	Chroicocephalus hartlaubii	5	5.00	5
287	Gull, Kelp	Larus dominicanus	1	3.38	10
167	Harrier, African Marsh	Circus ranivorus	1	1.50	4
55	Heron, Black-headed	Ardea melanocephala	1	2.00	3
54	Heron, Grey	Ardea cinerea	1	3.13	9
57	Heron, Purple	Ardea purpurea	1	2.67	4
81	Ibis, African Sacred	Threskiornis aethiopicus	1	9.45	53
83	Ibis, Glossy	Plegadis falcinellus	1	52.25	156
84	Ibis, Hadada	Bostrychia hagedash	1	8.86	25
397	Kingfisher, Malachite	Corythornis cristatus	1	1.00	1
394	Kingfisher, Pied	Ceryle rudis	1	2.00	4
245	Lapwing, Blacksmith	Vanellus armatus	1	19.81	104
210	Moorhen, Common	Gallinula chloropus	1	1.33	2
42	Pelican, Great White	Pelecanus onocrotalus	1	44.00	90
236	Plover, Chestnut-banded	Charadrius pallidus	128	128.00	128
233	Plover, Common Ringed	Charadrius hiaticula	15	56.89	118
241	Plover, Grey	Pluvialis squatarola	1	5.00	9
237	Plover, Kittlitz's	Charadrius pecuarius	2	52.06	218
1039	Plover, Pacific Golden	Pluvialis fulva	18	18.00	18
238	Plover, Three-banded	Charadrius tricollaris	1	14.54	108
235	Plover, White-fronted	Charadrius marginatus	1	2.00	3
102	Pochard, Southern	Netta erythrophthalma	10	13.00	16
197	Rail, African	Rallus caerulescens	2	2.00	2			-1
261	Redshank, Common	Tringa totanus	7	7.00	7
258	Sandpiper, Common	Actitis hypoleucos	1	1.00	1
251	Sandpiper, Curlew	Calidris ferruginea	2	27.50	87
262	Sandpiper, Marsh	Tringa stagnatilis	1	2.25	4
264	Sandpiper, Wood	Tringa glareola	1	1.00	1
90	Shelduck, South African	Tadorna cana	2	333.60	1464	420	210	500
94	Shoveler, Cape	Spatula smithii	1	47.20	158
250	Snipe, African	Gallinago nigripennis	1	18.80	49
85	Spoonbill, African	Platalea alba	1	24.00	142		75
270	Stilt, Black-winged	Himantopus himantopus	11	57.00	145
253	Stint, Little	Calidris minuta	38	1143.27	3986
208	Swamphen, African	Porphyrio madagascariensis	1	1.00	1
99	Teal, Blue-billed	Spatula hottentota	6	6.00	6
98	Teal, Cape	Anas capensis	1	25.36	101
97	Teal, Red-billed	Anas erythrorhyncha	3	39.23	102
305	Tern, Whiskered	Chlidonias hybrida	87	102.50	118		75	85
274	Thick-knee, Water	Burhinus vermiculatus	1	2.00	3
232	Turnstone, Ruddy	Arenaria interpres	379	379.00	379	350	175
10008	Wader, Unidentified	N/A N/A	5	676.25	2000
686	Wagtail, Cape	Motacilla capensis	1	15.78	79
688	Wagtail, Mountain	Motacilla clara	24	24.00	24

Friday 02 June 2023 03:05
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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Voelvlei (Bredasdorp) (34401952)

Western Cape

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