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    Stan Madden Bird Sanctuary (26242828)

    Gauteng
    Card 500011
    Compiler 17
    Location code 26242828Stan Madden Bird Sanctuary (Gauteng)
    Start date 2008-02-25
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:05
    End time 10:30
    Shoreline covered 40
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 16
    Total Count 101
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes This site is under threat for the following reasons: (See map) Area 1: Reed encroachment has and continues to reduce bird habitat. Area 2: This has become a recreation area and is used for power boating and angling. Area 3: This Dam has no outflow and over the past 4 years has become deeper. Very little shallow water now exists. Species sheet Notes
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		40
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		100
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		150
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		30
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		60
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		40
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		100
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		120
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		100
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		50
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		20
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		100
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 06:13
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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