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    Riebeeck Lake (26102741)

    Gauteng
    Card 510110
    Compiler 613
    Location code 26102741Riebeeck Lake (Gauteng)
    Start date 2023-07-17
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:00
    End time 07:50
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 16
    Total Count 575
    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 African Sacred Ibis use the site as a roost. Count started earlier than usual. Later start counts may miss roosting birds as they disperse once light. Water covered with green growth that is being eaten by YB Ducks. Young wattle growth amongst mature gums obscures some of the open water. Site still locked but no evidence of security presence. Lots of litter in water.
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    1764Sean West
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		10
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		40
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		60
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		640
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		2720
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		81Confirmed Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		1940
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		30
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		30
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		100
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		10


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 01:04
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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