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    Marievale Bird Sanctuary: Area A (26212830)

    Gauteng
    Card 2090
    Compiler 17
    Location code 26212830Marievale Bird Sanctuary: Area A (Gauteng)
    Start date 1997-07-27
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:30:00
    End time 11:00:00
    Shoreline covered 30
    Openwater covered 60
    Total Species 27
    Total Count 696
    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
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		80
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		40
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		160
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		20
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		30
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		140
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		1280
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		50
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		30
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		350
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		110
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		300
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		110
    197Rail, African
    (Rallus caerulescens)    		30
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		70
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		70
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		420
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		3290
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		40
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		140
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		50
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		70
    689Wagtail, Western Yellow
    (Motacilla flava)    		20


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    Friday 24 October 2025 11:04
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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