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    Philippi Wetlands: Varkensvlei Rd A (34011833)

    Western Cape
    Card 504636
    Compiler 11090
    Location code 34011833Philippi Wetlands: Varkensvlei Rd A (Western Cape)
    Start date 2014-10-23
    Season OOther
    Start time 10:45
    End time 11:10
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 17
    Total Count 95
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes About 75% of the area that floods seasonally was covered with water.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		10
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		40
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		90
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		180
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		260
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		41Confirmed Breeding
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		40
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		161Confirmed Breeding
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		20
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 10:46
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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