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    Varkfontein Pan (26032822)

    Gauteng
    Card 500815
    Compiler 613
    Location code 26032822Varkfontein Pan (Gauteng)
    Start date 2009-01-21
    Season SSummer
    Start time 06:50
    End time 07:20
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 6
    Total Count 29
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 1Bad
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Pan comprised inundated tall grassland. No visible open water or open shore. Count was limited to those birds that took flight.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		20
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		70
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		30
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		20
    101Duck, Fulvous Whistling
    (Dendrocygna bicolor)    		140


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    Friday 24 October 2025 08:27
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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