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    Aston Lake  (26152831)

    Gauteng
    Card 508037
    Compiler 613
    Location code 26152831Aston Lake (Gauteng)
    Start date 2015-01-29
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:26
    End time 09:31
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 40
    Total Count 1521
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Ducks and gallinules probably under-counted in flooded grassland in upper reaches of dam. Wing of Spur-winged Goose found under powerlines where dead flamingos previously encountered.One of the "unidentified" ducks was a male North American Ruddy Duck.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		140
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		50
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		260Confirmed Breeding
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		420
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		50
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)    		20
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		130
    64Heron, Black
    (Egretta ardesiaca)    		50
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		40
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		30
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		2920
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		3110
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		90
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		250
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		580
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Spatula hottentota)    		80
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		10
    101Duck, Fulvous Whistling
    (Dendrocygna bicolor)    		990
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		880
    103Duck, Maccoa
    (Oxyura maccoa)    		30
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		130
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		130
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		30
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1280Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		530
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		20
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		60
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		200
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		180
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		2380
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		30


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