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    Elandsvlei 414 (25592827)

    Gauteng
    Card 500802
    Compiler 1855
    Location code 25592827Elandsvlei 414 (Gauteng)
    Start date 2009-01-25
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:30
    End time 10:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 25
    Total Count 628
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Overcast for about 1 hour then cleared to a sunny day. Main pan approximately 40% full. Secondary pan completely dry and overgrown with varied grasses.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0L. Niss
     
    0L. Samson
     
    0M. Slotar
     
    0S. Kersten
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		40
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		50
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		180
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1030
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		50
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		150
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		41Confirmed Breeding
    101Duck, Fulvous Whistling
    (Dendrocygna bicolor)    		50
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		140
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		80
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		70
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		220
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		120
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		590
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		640
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		30
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		20
    282Pratincole, Black-winged
    (Glareola nordmanni)    		2700
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		10


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    Thursday 22 January 2026 03:06
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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