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    Groenvlei Lake (34012252)

    Western Cape

    Card 512436
    Compiler 23053
    Location code 34012252Groenvlei Lake (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-07-20
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:20
    End time 13:30
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 18
    Total Count 169
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)
    160
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    300
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    560
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    70
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    10
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)
    10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    150
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    190
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)
    10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    90
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)
    50
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)
    20


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    Monday 27 July 2026 09:27
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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