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    De Hoop Vlei (34262023)

    Western Cape

    Card 511831
    Compiler 23647
    Location code 34262023De Hoop Vlei (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-01-28
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:30
    End time 14:30
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 60
    Total Species 49
    Total Count 13640
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 2 x Jackal buzzards, 2 x black-winged kites and 1 x Knysna woodpeckers counted too.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Anneline Ferreira
     
    0Caretha Randall
     
    0Chris James
     
    0Helen Reis
     
    0Phiwe Notyhawe
     
    0Richard Masson
     
    0Richard Randall
     
    23647Michael Henshall
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)
    43514Confirmed Breeding
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)
    160
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    1870
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
    460
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    4810
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    2800
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    270
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    90
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    140
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    20
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)
    40
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    200
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    100
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)
    10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    3140
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)
    40
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    50
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    3180
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    10690
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    20310
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    1200
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)
    10240
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)
    160
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    550
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    440
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    30
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)
    80
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    520
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    66650
    216Crane, Blue
    (Grus paradisea)
    40
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)
    150
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    20
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    110
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    180
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)
    170
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)
    420
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    1040
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)
    50
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    160
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
    920
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    20
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    70
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)
    10
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)
    30
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    30
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)
    10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    350


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    Friday 30 January 2026 06:17
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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