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    Grootwitvlei (34221853)

    Western Cape

    Card 2236
    Compiler 416
    Location code 34221853Grootwitvlei (Western Cape)
    Start date 1998-02-02
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:20:00
    End time 11:00:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 22
    Total Count 336
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    60
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    230
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    30
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    30
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    50
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    20
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    250
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    120
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    270
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)
    10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    520
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    50
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    70
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    1360
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    90
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    50
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    50
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    20


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 08:24
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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