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    Nylsvley Nature Reserve (24392841)

    Limpopo
    Card 3394
    Compiler 889
    Location code 24392841Nylsvley Nature Reserve (Limpopo)
    Start date 2000-07-22
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:15:00
    End time 13:30:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 35
    Total Count 1030
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    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)    		170
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		1990
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		90
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		540
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		180
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		230
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		70
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    60Egret, Intermediate [x]
    (Ardea intermedia)    		100
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		40
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		50
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		40
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		780
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		480
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		1220
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    91Duck, Knob-billed
    (Sarkidiornis melanotos)    		280
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		710Confirmed Breeding
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		60
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		40
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		730
    101Duck, Fulvous Whistling
    (Dendrocygna bicolor)    		150Confirmed Breeding
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		160
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		30
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10Confirmed Breeding
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		190
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		80
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		740Confirmed Breeding
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		90
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		740Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		210
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		20
    361Owl, Marsh
    (Asio capensis)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30


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    Tuesday 16 December 2025 08:06
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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