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    Rietvlei & Marais Dams (25532817)

    Gauteng
    Card 3609
    Compiler 614
    Location code 25532817Rietvlei & Marais Dams (Gauteng)
    Start date 2000-08-06
    Season WWinter
    Start time 05:00:00
    End time 11:00:00
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 25
    Total Count 691
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 4Motor vehicle
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 0
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		490
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		480Probably Breeding
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		270Possibly Breeding
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		60Confirmed Breeding
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		2140
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		1440Probably Breeding
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		190
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		100
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		20
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)    		30
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		110
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		400
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		90
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		210
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		20
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		20
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		30
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		710
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    361Owl, Marsh
    (Asio capensis)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 12:08
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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