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    Glen Austin Pan Bird Sanctuary (25582810)

    Gauteng
    Card 502010
    Compiler 2278
    Location code 25582810Glen Austin Pan Bird Sanctuary (Gauteng)
    Start date 2010-01-23
    Season OOther
    Start time 07:45
    End time 09:00
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 18
    Total Count 162
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Cool and overcast. The pan had lots of water in it although not more than previous summers. Johannesburg has had a lot of rain this year which may account for the low bird count on the pan this year compared to summer 2009. The grass was thick around the edges of the pan making it difficult to count birds once they landed. We are certain that we have under-counted as a result. There is also a lot of development taking place around the Western and Northern side of the Pan.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		140
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		80
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		480
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		50
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		80
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		50
    101Duck, Fulvous Whistling
    (Dendrocygna bicolor)    		60
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		130
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		420
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		20


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 01:04
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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