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    Suikerbosrand Drainage (26302815)

    Gauteng
    Card 507365
    Compiler 613
    Location code 26302815Suikerbosrand Drainage (Gauteng)
    Start date 2018-07-19
    Season WWinter
    Start time 06:50
    End time 14:42
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 14
    Total Count 123
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Elandsvlakte not counted as rope team not available. Propose to remove this wetland from the biannual count and only include when CWAC and Grass Owl surveys coincide. Data should then be treated as an independent site and not part of greater Suikerbosrand N.R. count.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    2226Daniel KOEN
     
    3008Ian Davidson
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		120
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		200
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		90
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		550
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		160
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10


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    Friday 19 December 2025 02:10
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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