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    Philippi Wetlands: Varkensvlei Rd A (34011833)

    Western Cape
    Card 505187
    Compiler 11090
    Location code 34011833Philippi Wetlands: Varkensvlei Rd A (Western Cape)
    Start date 2015-09-02
    Season OOther
    Start time 11:40
    End time 11:50
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 12
    Total Count 156
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The area that floods was about 65% full.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		10
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		50
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		40
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		220
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		350
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		780
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		30
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20


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    Thursday 02 May 2024 05:36
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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