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    Groenvlei Lake (34012252)

    Western Cape
    Card 511768
    Compiler 22221
    Location code 34012252Groenvlei Lake (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-01-20
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:25
    End time 11:45
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 12
    Total Count 78
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes
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    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0John Crowson
     
    20806Simphiwe Mapeyi
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		60
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		210
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		120
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		140
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		160
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		30
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    893Gallinule, Purple
    (Porphyrio martinica)    		10


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    Friday 30 January 2026 12:23
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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