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    Grootvaly on Blesbok (26162830)

    Gauteng
    Card 502110
    Compiler 17
    Location code 26162830Grootvaly on Blesbok (Gauteng)
    Start date 2010-01-31
    Season SSummer
    Start time 06:30
    End time 10:30
    Shoreline covered 50
    Openwater covered 60
    Total Species 31
    Total Count 604
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Blesbokspruit flooded, high water levels have dissipated the bird populations
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		100
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		50
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		30
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		10
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		160
    64Heron, Black
    (Egretta ardesiaca)    		50
    67Bittern, Little
    (Ixobrychus minutus)    		40
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		20Probably Breeding
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		20
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		3390
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		110
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		660Confirmed Breeding
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		240
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		50
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Spatula hottentota)    		130
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		140
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		30
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		260Confirmed Breeding
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		10
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		170Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		140
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		40
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		70
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		10


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 06:58
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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