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    Nylsvley Nature Reserve (24392841)

    Limpopo
    Card 504151
    Compiler 1511
    Location code 24392841Nylsvley Nature Reserve (Limpopo)
    Start date 2012-07-14
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:30
    End time 17:10
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 17
    Total Count 70
    Wetland Condition 5Dry
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 4Motor vehicle
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes I have noted the count conditions as "moderate". Despite the fact that there was no rain or wind, the water levels were the lowest I have seen them since I took over from Koos in 2009. Not much good for water birds. A cold front arrived during the night on Saturday, with cold blustery weather, so we got lucky.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		120
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		30
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		30
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		80
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		10Confirmed Breeding
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		50
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		10
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		60
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		120
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		90
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		20
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		30
    361Owl, Marsh
    (Asio capensis)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (Anas sp.)    		10


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    Tuesday 16 December 2025 08:06
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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