Table Bay Nature Reserve
The Table Bay Nature Reserve is an nature reserve in Milnerton, Western Cape, South Africa. It consists of several smaller constituent reserves including Rietvlei Wetland Reserve, Diep River Fynbos Corridor, Zoarvlei Wetlands, Milnerton Racecourse Nature Reserve, and Milnerton Lagoon, as well as surrounding protected areas. These adjacent reserves were amalgamated on 27 June 2012, in order to improve the biodiversity management in the built-up area. It is managed by the City of Cape Town's Environmental Resource Management Department, with offices at Rietvlei.
The Table Bay Nature Reserve forms the southernmost buffer area of the Cape West Coast Biosphere Reserve, and links it to the edge of Cape Town's city centre. It also contains a large portion of the critically endangered lowland habitats remaining in Cape Town.
The central feature in the Table Bay Nature Reserve is the Rietvlei wetland system. The Rietvlei Wetlands and Milnerton Lagoon were proclaimed as a Nature Area on 3 August 1984, in proclamation number 1632 of Provincial Gazette No. 9345. The Nature Reserve is partly owned by the City of Cape Town and the World Wildlife Fund for Nature – South Africa, who own two of the Erven. The City of Cape Town manages these two Erven on a 99-year lease for the purposes of nature conservation.
Biodiversity
Fauna and flora in the reserve include the following:Mammals
Indigenous
;Bathyergidae:- Bathyergus suillus
- Cryptomys hottentotus
- Georychus capensis
- Raphicerus campestris
- Raphicerus melanotis
- Sylvicapra grimmia
- Vulpes chama
- Cryptochloris asiatica a.k.a. Chrysochloris asiatica
- Felis caracal
- Atilax paludinosus
- Cynictis penicillata
- Galerella pulverulenta
- Herpestes ichneumon
- Hystrix africaeaustralis
- Lepus capensis
- Lepus saxatilis
- Dendromus melanotis
- Mus musculus
- Otomys irroratus
- Otomys unisulcatus
- Rattus rattus
- Rhabdomys pumilio
- Tatera afra
- Mus indutus
- Aonyx capensis
- Mellivora capensis
- Myosorex varius
- Eptesicus capensis
- Genetta genetta
- Genetta tigrina
Introduced
- Canis lupus familiaris a.k.a. Canis familiaris
- Felis silvestris catus a.k.a. Felis catus
Reptiles
- Bradypodion pumilum
- Bradypodion occidentale
- Psammophylax rhombeatus
- Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia
- Dasypeltis scabra
- Dispholidus typus
- Duberria lutrix lutrix
- Lamprophis aurora
- Lamprophis fuscus
- Lamprophis inornatus
- Lycodonomorphus rufulus
- Psammophis crucifer,
- Psammophis leightoni
- Psammophis notostictus
- Pseudaspis cana
- Chamaesaura anguina
- Homoroselaps lacteus
- Naja nivea
- Afrogecko porphyreus,
- Pachydactylus geitje,
- Gerrhosaurus flavigularis
- Meroles knoxii
- Leptotyphlops nigricans
- Pelomedusa subrufa
- Acontias meleagris meleagris
- Scelotes bipes
- Trachylepis capensis
- Typhlosaurus caecus
- Trachylepis homalocephala,
- Chersina angulata
- Homopus areolatus,
- Rhinotyphlops lalandei,
- Bitis armata
Amphibians
- Breviceps rosei
- Vandijkophrynus angusticeps
- Amietophrynus pantherinus endangered
- Amietophrynus rangeri
- Xenopus laevis
- Cacosternum platys sp.,
- Strongylopus grayii grayii
- Tomopterna delalandii
- Amietia fuscigula
Fish
Indigenous
;Anabantidae:- Sandelia capensis
- Anguilla mossambica steinitzi
- Gilchristella aestuaria
- Galaxias zebratus
- Caffrogobius nudiceps
- Liza richardsonii
- Mugil cephalus
- Lithognathus lithognathus
- Rhabdosargus globiceps
Introduced
- Oreochromis mossambicus
- Tilapia sparrmanii
- Clarias gariepinus
- Cyprinus carpio
- Gambusia affinis
Birds
- Buteo rufofuscus
- Buteo vulpinus
- Circus ranivorus vulnerable
- Elanus caeruleus
- Haliaeetus vocifer
- Milvus migrans,
- Accipiter melanoleucus
- Calandrella cinerea
- Alcedo cristata
- Alopochen aegyptiacus,
- Anas capensis
- Anas erythrorhyncha
- Anas platyrhynchos
- Anas smithii
- Anas sparsa
- Anas undulata
- Plectropterus gambensis
- Anas hottentota
- Netta erythrophthalma
- Oxyura maccoa near threatened
- Sarkidiornis melanotos
- Tadorna cana
- Anhinga rufa
- Apus affinis
- Apus barbatus
- Apus caffer
- Tachymarptis melba
- Ardea cinerea
- Ardea melanocephala
- Ardea purpurea
- Bubulcus ibis
- Egretta garzetta
- Egretta intermedia
- Ixobrychus minutus
- Nycticorax nycticorax
- Ardea goliath
- Egretta alba
- Caprimulgus pectoralis
- Centropus burchelli
- Ceryle rudis
- Megaceryle maximus
- Charadrius tricollaris
- Vanellus armatus,
- Charadrius pecuarius
- Vanellus coronatus
- Charadrius hiaticula
- Charadrius marginatus
- Charadrius pallidus near threatened
- Pluvialis squatarola
- Burhinus capensis,
- Burhinus vermiculatus,
- Ciconia ciconia
- Ciconia nigra near threatened
- Mycteria ibis
- Apalis thoracica
- Cisticola tinniens
- Prinia maculosa
- Cisticola juncidis
- Cisticola subruficapilla
- Cisticola textrix
- Colius colius
- Colius striatus
- Urocolius indicus
- Columba livia,
- Oena capensis
- Streptopelia capicola
- Streptopelia semitorquata
- Streptopelia senegalensis,
- Columba guinea
- Corvus albus
- Corvus splendens
- Corvus albicollis
- Chrysococcyx caprius
- Chrysococcyx klaas
- Clamator jacobinus
- Dendrocygna viduata
- Thalassornis leuconotus
- Dendrocygna bicolor
- Estrilda astrild
- Falco biarmicus near threatened
- Falco rupicolus
- Falco peregrinus near threatened
- Serinus canicollis
- Crithagra flaviventris
- Emberiza capensis
- Crithagra albogularis
- Serinus sulphuratus
- Anthropoides paradiseus vulnerable
- Haematopus moquini near threatened
- Fulica cristata
- Gallinula chloropus
- Porphyrio madagascariensis
- Hirundo albigularis
- Hirundo cucullata
- Hirundo dimidiata
- Hirundo rustica
- Riparia paludicola
- Delichon urbicum
- Hirundo fuligula
- Riparia cincta
- Hirundo spilodera
- Indicator indicator
- Lanius collaris,
- Larus cirrocephalus
- Larus dominicanus
- Larus hartlaubii
- Chlidonias hybrida
- Chlidonias leucopterus
- Sterna balaenarum near threatened
- Sterna bergii
- Sterna caspia near threatened
- Sterna hirundo
- Sterna sandvicensis
- Sterna vittata
- Tricholaema leucomelas
- Merops apiaster
- Laniarius ferrugineus
- Telophorus zeylonus
- Anthus cinnamomeus
- Macronyx capensis
- Motacilla capensis
- Cossypha caffra
- Saxicola torquatus
- Sigelus silens
- Turdus olivaceus
- Cercomela familiaris
- Cercotrichas coryphaeus
- Oenanthe pileata
- Cinnyris chalybeus
- Nectarinia famosa
- Passer melanurus
- Passer domesticus
- Passer diffusus
- Pelecanus onocrotalus, near threatened
- Phalacrocorax africanus
- Phalacrocorax capensis near threatened
- Phalacrocorax lucidus
- Phalacrocorax coronatus near threatened
- Numida meleagris
- Pternistis capensis
- Scleroptila africanus
- Coturnix coturnix
- Phoenicopterus minor near threatened
- Phoenicopterus ruber near threatened
- Euplectes capensis
- Euplectes orix
- Ploceus capensis
- Ploceus velatus
- Podiceps cristatus
- Podiceps nigricollis
- Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Pycnonotus capensis
- Amaurornis flavirostris
- Sarothrura rufa
- Porzana pusilla
- Rallus caerulescens
- Himantopus himantopus
- Recurvirostra avosetta
- Rostratula benghalensis near threatened
- Gallinago nigripennis,
- Philomachus pugnax
- Tringa nebularia
- Tringa stagnatilis
- Actitis hypoleucos
- Arenaria interpres
- Calidris alba
- Calidris canutus
- Calidris ferruginea
- Calidris melanotos
- Calidris minuta
- Limosa lapponica
- Numenius arquata
- Numenius phaeopus
- Steganopus tricolor
- Tringa glareola
- Tringa totanus
- Scopus umbretta
- Bubo africanus
- Asio capensis
- Onychognathus morio
- Sturnus vulgaris,
- Spreo bicolor
- Acrocephalus baeticatus
- Acrocephalus gracilirostris
- Bradypterus baboecala
- Sphenoeacus afer
- Sylvia subcoerulea
- Phylloscopus trochilus
- Bostrychia hagedash
- Platalea alba
- Plegadis falcinellus
- Threskiornis aethiopicus
- Tyto alba
- Upupa africana
- Vidua macroura
- Zosterops virens
Plants
Indigenous
;Aizoaceae:- Tetragonia fruticosa
- Galenia africana
- Tetragonia decumbens
- Tetragonia spicata
- Acrosanthes humifusa
- Aizoon sarmentosum
- Alternanthera sessilis
- Atriplex cinerea
- Atriplex semibaccata
- Salicornia meyeriana
- Sarcocornia capensis
- Sarcocornia natalensis
- Sarcocornia perennis
- Sarcocornia pillansii
- Chenopodium murale
- Exomis microphylla
- Ammocharis longifolia
- Brunsvigia orientalis
- Haemanthus coccineus
- Haemanthus pubescens pubescens
- Haemanthus sanguineus
- Rhus glauca
- Rhus crenata,
- Rhus laevigata
- Rhus lancea
- Rhus lucida
- Rhus tomentosa
- Schinus molle
- Chlorophytum undulatum
- Dasispermum suffruticosum
- Sonderina hispida
- Sonderina tenuis
- Capnophyllum africanum
- Stoibrax capense
- Torilis arvensis
- Lichtensteinia obscura
- Cynanchum africanum
- Carissa macrocarpa
- Microloma sagittatum
- Gomphocarpus physocarpus
- Eustegia filiformis
- Aponogeton angustifolius
- Aponogeton distachyos
- Zantedeschia aethiopica
- Asparagus capensis
- Asparagus lignosus
- Asparagus rubicundus
- Asparagus asparagoides
- Aloe sp.1
- Trachyandra filiformis
- Trachyandra ciliata
- Trachyandra divaricata
- Bulbine lagopus
- Trachyandra brachypoda
- Trachyandra muricata
- Trachyandra revoluta
- Athanasia crithmifolia
- Chrysanthemoides incana
- Dimorphotheca pluvialis
- Senecio burchellii
- Amellus asteroides
- Amellus tenuifolius
- Arctotheca calendula
- Arctotheca populifolia
- Arctotis hirsuta
- Arctotis stoechadifolia
- Athanasia dentata
- Athanasia trifurcata
- Berkheya rigida
- Chrysanthemoides monilifera
- Cineraria geifolia
- Cotula coronopifolia
- Cotula eckloniana
- Cotula filifolia
- Cotula turbinata
- Dicerothamnus rhinocerotis
- Didelta carnosa
- Eriocephalus africanus
- Eriocephalus racemosus
- Felicia tenella
- Helichrysum niveum
- Helichrysum patulum
- Helichrysum revolutum
- Leysera gnaphalodes
- Metalasia muricata
- Nidorella foetida
- Oncosiphon suffruticosum
- Osteospermum junceum
- Othonna coronopifolia
- Plecostachys serpyllifolia
- Senecio elegans
- Senecio halimifolius
- Senecio littoreus
- Senecio rosmarinifolius
- Seriphium plumosum
- Steirodiscus tagetes
- Xanthium strumarium
- Helichrysum cymosum
- Hypochaeris radicata
- Lactuca serriola
- Sonchus oleraceus
- Cotula vulgaris
- Dimorphotheca sinuata
- Helichrysum helianthemifolium
- Othonna filicaulis
- Petalacte coronata
- Senecio arenarius
- Senecio hastatus
- Senecio pubigerus
- Stoebe capitata
- Trichogyne repens
- Heliophila africana
- Raphanus raphanistrum
- Wahlenbergia capensis
- Wahlenbergia androsacea
- Silene pilosellifolia
- Spergularia media
- Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus
- Putterlickia pyracantha
- Gymnosporia heterophylla
- Ceratophyllum demersum
- Androcymbium eucomoides
- Ornithoglossum viride
- Androcymbium capense
- Cuscuta nitida
- Falkia repens
- Ipomoea purpurea
- Cotyledon orbiculata
- Tylecodon grandiflorus
- Crassula cymosa
- Crassula dichotoma
- Crassula glomerata
- Crassula vaillantii
- Crassula fallax
- Crassula flava
- Kedrostis nana
- Bolboschoenus maritimus
- Schoenoplectus scirpoides
- Carex sp.1
- Cyperus textilis
- Ficinia indica
- Ficinia nigrescens
- Ficinia nodosa
- Hellmuthia membranacea
- Euclea racemosa
- Euclea undulata
- Erica subdivaricata
- Euphorbia burmannii
- Euphorbia caput-medusae
- Euphorbia mauritanica
- Euphorbia peplus
- Euphorbia helioscopia
- Euphorbia sp.1
- Aspalathus hispida
- Dipogon lignosus
- Indigofera complicata
- Lessertia rigida
- Lessertia sp.1
- Psoralea repens
- Rhynchosia ferulifolia
- Senna didymobotrya
- Medicago polymorpha
- Otholobium hirtum
- Spartium junceum
- Sutherlandia frutescens
- Aspalathus acanthophylla
- Aspalathus cymbiformis
- Aspalathus ternata
- Otholobium virgatum
- Frankenia pulverulenta
- Cysticapnos vesicaria
- Fumaria muralis
- Orphium frutescens
- Sebaea aurea
- Sebaea albens
- Pelargonium gibbosum
- Erodium moschatum
- Geranium incanum
- Pelargonium capitatum
- Pelargonium cucullatum
- Pelargonium senecioides
- Geranium molle
- Pelargonium hirtum
- Pelargonium myrrhifolium
- Pelargonium triste
- Wachendorfia paniculata
- Albuca maxima
- Ornithogalum flaccida
- Lachenalia pallida
- Ornithogalum hispidum
- Ornithogalum thyrsoides
- Albuca fragrans
- Drimia filifolia
- Lachenalia contaminata
- Lachenalia reflexa
- Spiloxene aquatica
- Spiloxene capensis
- Babiana ambigua
- Babiana tubulosa
- Chasmanthe aethiopica
- Ferraria crispa
- Ferraria crispa
- Ferraria divaricata
- Gladiolus cunonius
- Gladiolus griseus
- Gladiolus undulatus
- Lapeirousia anceps
- Melasphaerula ramosa
- Micranthus junceus
- Moraea flaccida
- Moraea fugax
- Moraea miniata
- Moraea setifolia
- Romulea flava
- Romulea obscura
- Romulea tabularis
- Sparaxis bulbifera
- Gladiolus carinatus
- Aristea africana
- Geissorhiza aspera
- Geissorhiza tenella
- Ixia paniculata
- Moraea gawleri
- Romulea hirsuta
- Romulea schlechteri
- Watsonia meriana
- Juncus kraussii
- Juncus kraussii
- Triglochin bulbosa
- Salvia lanceolata
- Salvia africana-lutea
- Cassytha ciliolata
- Lemna gibba
- Lemna minor
- Lobelia sp.1
- Monopsis lutea
- Monopsis simplex
- Hermannia multiflora
- Hermannia pinnata
- Hermannia procumbens
- Malva parviflora
- Hermannia linifolia
- Hermannia procumbens procumbens
- Melianthus major
- Cissampelos capensis
- Carpobrotus edulis
- Ruschia macowanii
- Ruschia serrulata
- Ruschia tumidula
- Carpobrotus acinaciformis
- Conicosia pugioniformis
- Drosanthemum floribundum
- Lampranthus aureus
- Lampranthus multiradiatus
- Lampranthus sociorum
- Mesembryanthemum crystallinum
- Disphyma crassifolium
- Carpanthea pomeridiana
- Lampranthus amoenus
- Lampranthus calcaratus
- Lampranthus explanatus
- Lampranthus glaucus
- Lampranthus reptans
- Lampranthus stenus
- Phyllobolus canaliculatus
- Ruschia geminiflora
- Pharnaceum lineare
- Myoporum tetrandrum
- Morella cordifolia
- Morella quercifolia
- Grielum grandiflorum
- Olea capensis
- Olea europaea africana
- Ludwigia adscendens diffusa
- Corycium crispum
- Corycium orobanchoides
- Satyrium odorum
- Satyrium bicorne
- Acrolophia bolusii
- Disa bracteata
- Holothrix villosa
- Pterygodium catholicum
- Satyrium coriifolium
- Harveya squamosa
- Oxalis compressa
- Oxalis hirta
- Oxalis luteola
- Oxalis obtusa
- Oxalis pes-caprae
- Oxalis purpurea
- Oxalis pusilla
- Plantago coronopus
- Plantago crassifolia
- Plantago lanceolata
- Plantago crassifolia
- Limonium equisetinum
- Limonium scabrum
- Ehrharta villosa
- Ammophila arenaria
- Cladoraphis cyperoides
- Cynodon dactylon
- Cynosurus echinatus
- Ehrharta calycina
- Ehrharta longiflora
- Lolium multiflorum
- Lolium rigidum
- Pennisetum macrourum
- Phragmites australis
- Sporobolus virginicus
- Stenotaphrum secundatum
- Thinopyrum distichum
- Bromus diandrus
- Paspalum distichum
- Nylandtia spinosa,
- Polygala myrtifolia
- Muraltia satureioides
- Persicaria decipiens
- Persicaria lapathifolia
- Rumex crispus
- Rumex lativalvis
- Rumex sagittatus
- Potamogeton pectinatus
- Leucadendron levisanus
- Ranunculus rionii
- Thamnochortus sp.1
- Willdenowia incurvata
- Elegia tectorum
- Ischyrolepis eleocharis
- Thamnochortus spicigerus
- Calopsis rigorata
- Elegia verreauxii
- Thamnochortus erectus
- Phylica ericoides
- Phylica cephalantha
- Phylica parviflora
- Cliffortia falcata
- Cliffortia stricta
- Cliffortia ericifolia
- Cliffortia hirta
- Anthospermum spathulatum
- Galium tomentosum
- Ruppia maritima
- Diosma aspalathoides
- Sideroxylon inerme
- Diascia capensis
- Hebenstretia cordata
- Hebenstretia repens
- Hemimeris racemosa
- Lyperia lychnidea
- Lyperia tristis
- Manulea tomentosa
- Nemesia versicolor
- Phyllopodium cephalophorum
- Hemimeris sabulosa
- Nemesia affinis
- Zaluzianskya villosa
- Dischisma capitatum
- Hebenstretia dentata
- Manulea rubra
- Nemesia ligulata
- Solanum guineense
- Datura ferox
- Lycium afrum
- Lycium ferocissimum
- Lycium horridum
- Solanum americanum
- Solanum linnaeanum
- Hermannia procumbens
- Cyanella hyacinthoides
- Passerina corymbosa
- Passerina ericoides
- Passerina rigida
- Gnidia spicata
- Lachnaea grandiflora
- Struthiola striata
- Typha capensis,
- Viscum capense
- Zygophyllum flexuosum
- Zygophyllum morgsana
- Zygophyllum sessilifolium
Introduced
- Agave sisalana
- Schinus terebinthifolius
- Pistia stratiotes
- Senecio pterophorus
- Azolla filiculoides
- Echium plantagineum
- Opuntia ficus-indica
- Commelina benghalensis,
- Acacia cyclops
- Acacia saligna
- Paraserianthes lophantha
- Sesbania punicea
- Vicia benghalensis
- Vicia sativa
- Myriophyllum aquaticum
- Lythrum salicaria
- Lavatera arborea
- Ficus natalensis
- Myoporum tenuifolium
- Eucalyptus grandis
- Eucalyptus lehmannii
- Eucalyptus gomphocephala
- Arundo donax
- Avena fatua
- Avena sativa
- Avena sp.1
- Cortaderia selloana
- Lolium perenne
- Paspalum vaginatum
- Pennisetum clandestinum
- Pennisetum setaceum
- Eichhornia crassipes