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    Philippi Wetlands: Varkensvlei Rd B (34021832)

    Western Cape
    Card 505188
    Compiler 11090
    Location code 34021832Philippi Wetlands: Varkensvlei Rd B (Western Cape)
    Start date 2015-09-02
    Season OOther
    Start time 11:50
    End time 12:10
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 12
    Total Count 241
    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 70% full
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		230
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		31Confirmed Breeding
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1491Probably Breeding
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		90
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		480
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10


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    Wednesday 08 May 2024 10:43
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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