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    Philippi Wetlands: Varkensvlei Rd A (34011833)

    Western Cape
    Card 503144
    Compiler 73
    Location code 34011833Philippi Wetlands: Varkensvlei Rd A (Western Cape)
    Start date 2013-11-11
    Season OOther
    Start time 10:20
    End time 10:45
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 12
    Total Count 62
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		11Confirmed Breeding
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		30
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		90
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		20
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		170
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		40
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		50
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		130
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		30


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    Friday 30 January 2026 01:59
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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