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    Rietspruit (Rooikraal) (26202817)

    Gauteng
    Card 7034
    Compiler 79
    Location code 26202817Rietspruit (Rooikraal) (Gauteng)
    Start date 2006-01-21
    Season SSummer
    Start time 16:00:00
    End time 18:45:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 26
    Total Count 323
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Heavy reed sedge growth edges of water and in vlei areas.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		40
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		1950
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		30
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		40
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		220
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		30
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Spatula hottentota)    		20
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		40
    101Duck, Fulvous Whistling
    (Dendrocygna bicolor)    		20
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		40
    197Rail, African
    (Rallus caerulescens)    		10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		90
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		90
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		250
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		60
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		20
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		120
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		30
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		30


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 12:50
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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