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    Edith Stephens Wetland Park: Retention Pond (34011831)

    Western Cape

    Card 5731
    Compiler 73
    Location code 34011831Edith Stephens Wetland Park: Retention Pond (Western Cape)
    Start date 2003-08-29
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:00:00
    End time 08:45:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 18
    Total Count 890
    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)
    10
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    270
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    112Confirmed Breeding
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    30Probably Breeding
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    6150
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)
    30
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    640
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    60
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    40
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    30
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)
    30
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)
    20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    200
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    1198Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    20
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    20


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 07:41
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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