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    De Pan (26132726)

    Gauteng
    Card 502499
    Compiler 2390
    Location code 26132726De Pan (Gauteng)
    Start date 2012-07-14
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:00
    End time 11:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 31
    Total Count 1218
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Water level was the lowest since we first CWACed here in July 2009. Conditions : Cold, moderate northerly breeze, light rain started at the conclusion of the count. A large number of Egyptian Geese (300-400?) were seen in the stubble fields between the pan and the N14 to the north. On 12/07/2012 a Red-Crested Pochard was seen by J de Jager and P Greaves (not included here)
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		10
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		30
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		70
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)    		10
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		20
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		230
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		20
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		330
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		3500
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1360
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		20
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		280
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		1200
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		440
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		550
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		570
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)    		80
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		50
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		210
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		2530
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		80
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		300
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		30
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		50
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		110


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 05:18
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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