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    Edith Stephens Wetland Park: Seasonal Vlei (34011832)

    Western Cape
    Card 6781
    Compiler 73
    Location code 34011832Edith Stephens Wetland Park: Seasonal Vlei (Western Cape)
    Start date 2005-07-29
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:10:00
    End time 10:40:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 20
    Total Count 72
    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 Back pools remain full after good rains.Rest of the vlei is waterlogged with some pools - up to 50cm deep in places.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		20
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		50
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		40Probably Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		20
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		41Confirmed Breeding
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		11Confirmed Breeding
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		41Confirmed Breeding
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		210
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		10
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		100


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 11:25
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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