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    Grootvaly Wetland Reserve (26142829)

    Gauteng
    Card 502111
    Compiler 17
    Location code 26142829Grootvaly Wetland Reserve (Gauteng)
    Start date 2010-01-28
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:00
    End time 10:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 14
    Total Count 207
    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 High water levels due to heavy rainfall have reduced the populations and species of birds present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		20
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		40
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		30
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		50
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		50
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		120
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Spatula hottentota)    		40
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		50
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		150
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1200Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		230
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		20
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		30


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    Saturday 20 April 2024 02:38
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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