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    Voelvlei (Bredasdorp) (34401952)

    Western Cape
    Card 512266
    Compiler 18037
    Location code 34401952Voelvlei (Bredasdorp) (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-04-25
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:01
    End time 10:55
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 31
    Total Count 3052
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 1None
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 4Motor vehicle
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		630
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		170
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		90
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		400
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		30
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		90
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		520
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		3750
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		140
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		7050
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		30
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		580
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		2530
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		170
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		510
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		130
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		20
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		40
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		230
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		940
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		10250
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		300
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		1030
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		110
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		50
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		190
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		500


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    Sunday 07 June 2026 04:43
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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