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    Grootvaly Wetland Reserve (26142829)

    Gauteng
    Card 4993
    Compiler 17
    Location code 26142829Grootvaly Wetland Reserve (Gauteng)
    Start date 2003-01-19
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:30:00
    End time 09:30:00
    Shoreline covered 30
    Openwater covered 60
    Total Species 31
    Total Count 607
    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 0
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		100
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		40
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		110
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		20
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		80
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		240
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		70
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		260
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		320
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		680
    101Duck, Fulvous Whistling
    (Dendrocygna bicolor)    		480
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		20
    197Rail, African
    (Rallus caerulescens)    		20
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		20
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		440
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		510
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		140
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		50
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		20
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		1140
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		700
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		220
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		110
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		180
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20


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    Thursday 25 December 2025 12:06
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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