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    Lake Heritage (25572751)

    Gauteng
    Card 504018
    Compiler 889
    Location code 25572751Lake Heritage (Gauteng)
    Start date 2014-01-12
    Season SSummer
    Start time 06:15
    End time 08:00
    Shoreline covered 75
    Openwater covered 75
    Total Species 13
    Total Count 169
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Clear skies - water hyacinth prevails. Shoreline percentages decreased due to excessive bush/weed encroachment.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		40
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		100
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		50
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		800
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		50
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		30
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		410
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		120
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 10:52
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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