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    Edith Stephens Wetland Park: Retention Pond (34011831)

    Western Cape
    Card 5719
    Compiler 73
    Location code 34011831Edith Stephens Wetland Park: Retention Pond (Western Cape)
    Start date 2002-08-30
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:30:00
    End time 09:30:00
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 20
    Total Count 265
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 1
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		20
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		210
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		40
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		60
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		2314Probably Breeding
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		2612Probably Breeding
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		30
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		370
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		120
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		40
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		111Confirmed Breeding
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		9113Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		81Confirmed Breeding
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		40
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		70


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 09:52
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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