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    Grootvaly on Blesbok (26162830)

    Gauteng
    Card 7043
    Compiler 17
    Location code 26162830Grootvaly on Blesbok (Gauteng)
    Start date 2006-01-29
    Season SSummer
    Start time 06:30:00
    End time 10:30:00
    Shoreline covered 40
    Openwater covered 60
    Total Species 30
    Total Count 540
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Higher than normal water levels.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		60
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		80
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		220
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		170
    64Heron, Black
    (Egretta ardesiaca)    		30
    67Bittern, Little
    (Ixobrychus minutus)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		80
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		2030
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		80
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		250
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		240
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Spatula hottentota)    		80
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		410Confirmed Breeding
    101Duck, Fulvous Whistling
    (Dendrocygna bicolor)    		20
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)    		30
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		140
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		370
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		80
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		160Confirmed Breeding
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		570
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		70
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		50
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		50


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 07:16
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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