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    Rietvlei Wetland Reserve: Dolphin Beach (33501828)

    Western Cape
    Card 8543
    Compiler 1453
    Location code 33501828Rietvlei Wetland Reserve: Dolphin Beach (Western Cape)
    Start date 2007-01-19
    Season SSummer
    Start time 12:05:00
    End time
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 13
    Total Count 293
    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
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		80
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		30
    49Cormorant, Bank
    (Phalacrocorax neglectus)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		10
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		170
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		200
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1030
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		60
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		10
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		1280


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    Friday 30 January 2026 12:22
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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