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    Riebeeck Lake (26102741)

    Gauteng
    Card 509752
    Compiler 613
    Location code 26102741Riebeeck Lake (Gauteng)
    Start date 2022-07-26
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:45
    End time 08:16
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 14
    Total Count 256
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Lots of litter. Cutting and removal of mature Eucalyptus trees stopped at dam edge by GDARD intervention preserving heron nest sites. Buildings all abandoned with no remaining security. Algae covers about 10% of the dam surface. Sewage spills in the surrounding park land.
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    1764Sean West
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		30
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		70
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		110Confirmed Breeding
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		960Confirmed Breeding
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		290
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		40
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		70
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		830
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		30
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		80


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 07:49
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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