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    Masibekela Wetlands (25533150)

    Mpumalanga
    Card 500140
    Compiler 728
    Location code 25533150Masibekela Wetlands (Mpumalanga)
    Start date 2008-01-16
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:30
    End time 11:30
    Shoreline covered 75
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 27
    Total Count 546
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Perfect day for counting. Dam is 90% full, some habitat might have been covered with water. The shores are covered with reeds and it is impossible to cover all the habitats. We do try to get in between the reed clumps, but still miss a lot of birds. Species sheet Notes
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0A. Linström
     
    0A. Steyn
     
    0F. Bronkhorst
     
    0J. Engelbrecht
     
    0K. de Wet
     
    0L. Cohen
     
    0T. Steyn
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		340
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		710
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		80
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		2050
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		40
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		140
    92Goose, African Pygmy
    (Nettapus auritus)    		20
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		10
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		50
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		120
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		100
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		140
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		10
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		540Confirmed Breeding
    229Jacana, Lesser
    (Microparra capensis)    		180Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		400
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		110
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		40
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		20
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		50
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		230
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10


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    Sunday 02 November 2025 07:42
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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