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    Lakenvlei: West (25373002)

    Mpumalanga
    Card 3142
    Compiler 57
    Location code 25373002Lakenvlei: West (Mpumalanga)
    Start date 2000-02-05
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:15:00
    End time 11:00:00
    Shoreline covered 40
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 21
    Total Count 299
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 1
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		233Confirmed Breeding
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		30
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		100
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		30
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		51Confirmed Breeding
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		50
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		913Confirmed Breeding
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		40
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		753Confirmed Breeding
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		554Probably Breeding
    214Crane, Grey Crowned
    (Balearica regulorum)    		20Possibly Breeding
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		31Confirmed Breeding
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		30Possibly Breeding
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		60


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    Sunday 02 November 2025 07:52
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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