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    Groenvlei Lake (34012252)

    Western Cape
    Card 7037
    Compiler 279
    Location code 34012252Groenvlei Lake (Western Cape)
    Start date 2006-02-03
    Season SSummer
    Start time 06:30:00
    End time 10:30:00
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 21
    Total Count 426
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes A light drizzle towards the end of the count probably affected the results.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		10
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		260
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		30
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		960
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		50
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    67Bittern, Little
    (Ixobrychus minutus)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		10
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		20
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)    		20
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		100
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		2570Confirmed Breeding
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		40
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		60
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		20


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 07:06
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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