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Soetendalsvlei (34431958)
Western Cape
CWAC status	REGISTERED-COUNTED IRREGULARLY
Authority	South African National Parks
Management status	UNKNOWN
Conservation status	UNKNOWN
IBA information	SA115 - OVERBERG WHEATBELT
Ramsar information
Heritage information
View Cards	No

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Date_registered
2000-03-17

Spp	Common name	Taxonomic name	Min	Avg	Max	Subregional IBA	RAMSAR
256		Calidris pugnax	2	10.60	43
269	Avocet, Pied	Recurvirostra avosetta	7	7.00	7
67	Bittern, Little	Ixobrychus minutus	1	1.00	1
212	Coot, Red-knobbed	Fulica cristata	2	15.57	27
48	Cormorant, Cape	Phalacrocorax capensis	1	10.00	35
50	Cormorant, Reed	Microcarbo africanus	1	12.17	41
47	Cormorant, White-breasted	Phalacrocorax lucidus	2	14.11	35
203	Crake, Black	Zaporina flavirostra	1	1.40	3
216	Crane, Blue	Grus paradisea	4	19.67	50
52	Darter, African	Anhinga rufa	1	25.60	120
95	Duck, African Black	Anas sparsa	1	8.67	16
10014	Duck, Unidentified	Anas sp.	1	3.50	6
100	Duck, White-faced Whistling	Dendrocygna viduata	1	1.00	1
96	Duck, Yellow-billed	Anas undulata	2	58.25	192
58	Egret, Great	Ardea alba	1	1.50	2
59	Egret, Little	Egretta garzetta	1	5.13	20
61	Egret, Western Cattle	Bubulcus ibis	1	18.88	65
149	Fish Eagle, African	Haliaeetus vocifer	1	2.00	4
86	Flamingo, Greater	Phoenicopterus roseus	1	1.50	2
87	Flamingo, Lesser	Phoeniconaias minor	56	103.00	150
89	Goose, Egyptian	Alopochen aegyptiaca	4	119.38	503
88	Goose, Spur-winged	Plectropterus gambensis	1	49.56	251
4	Grebe, Great Crested	Podiceps cristatus	1	1.50	2
6	Grebe, Little	Tachybaptus ruficollis	5	7.25	11
263	Greenshank, Common	Tringa nebularia	3	3.00	3
289	Gull, Hartlaub's	Chroicocephalus hartlaubii	2	2.00	2
287	Gull, Kelp	Larus dominicanus	1	8.56	49
167	Harrier, African Marsh	Circus ranivorus	1	5.50	13
169	Harrier, Black	Circus maurus	2	3.50	5
55	Heron, Black-headed	Ardea melanocephala	1	2.88	5
56	Heron, Goliath	Ardea goliath	1	1.00	1
54	Heron, Grey	Ardea cinerea	1	3.80	11
57	Heron, Purple	Ardea purpurea	1	2.33	5
81	Ibis, African Sacred	Threskiornis aethiopicus	5	28.56	71
83	Ibis, Glossy	Plegadis falcinellus	1	30.40	68
84	Ibis, Hadada	Bostrychia hagedash	2	12.44	26
397	Kingfisher, Malachite	Corythornis cristatus	2	2.00	2
394	Kingfisher, Pied	Ceryle rudis	1	2.50	5
254	Knot, Red	Calidris canutus	2	2.00	2
245	Lapwing, Blacksmith	Vanellus armatus	3	16.55	35
210	Moorhen, Common	Gallinula chloropus	1	7.00	15
172	Osprey, Western	Pandion haliaetus	1	1.50	2
231	Oystercatcher, African	Haematopus moquini	27	27.00	27	24
42	Pelican, Great White	Pelecanus onocrotalus	1	18.67	53
236	Plover, Chestnut-banded	Charadrius pallidus	2	2.00	2
233	Plover, Common Ringed	Charadrius hiaticula	4	7.00	12
239	Plover, Greater Sand	Charadrius leschenaultii	3	3.00	3
241	Plover, Grey	Pluvialis squatarola	1	4.20	11
237	Plover, Kittlitz's	Charadrius pecuarius	1	16.43	62
238	Plover, Three-banded	Charadrius tricollaris	1	9.10	29
258	Sandpiper, Common	Actitis hypoleucos	2	4.00	6
251	Sandpiper, Curlew	Calidris ferruginea	12	16.00	21
262	Sandpiper, Marsh	Tringa stagnatilis	8	8.00	8
264	Sandpiper, Wood	Tringa glareola	19	19.00	19
90	Shelduck, South African	Tadorna cana	1	68.25	260	210
94	Shoveler, Cape	Anas smithii	5	5.50	6
250	Snipe, African	Gallinago nigripennis	3	6.50	10
85	Spoonbill, African	Platalea alba	1	5.60	12
270	Stilt, Black-winged	Himantopus himantopus	1	8.20	18
253	Stint, Little	Calidris minuta	18	90.00	224
80	Stork, White	Ciconia ciconia	1	1.00	1		1
208	Swamphen, African	Porphyrio madagascariensis	1	3.75	7
99	Teal, Blue-billed	Anas hottentota	8	8.00	8
97	Teal, Red-billed	Anas erythrorhyncha	2	3.50	5
290	Tern, Caspian	Hydroprogne caspia	1	3.40	8
297	Tern, Lesser Crested	Thalasseus bengalensis	1	1.00	1
10008	Wader, Unidentified	N/A N/A	3	4.50	6
685	Wagtail, African Pied	Motacilla aguimp	5	5.00	5
686	Wagtail, Cape	Motacilla capensis	2	8.50	23

Tuesday 16 December 2025 08:17
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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