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    Grootvaly Wetland Reserve (26142829)

    Gauteng
    Card 508251
    Compiler 16381
    Location code 26142829Grootvaly Wetland Reserve (Gauteng)
    Start date 2020-01-26
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:00
    End time 10:00
    Shoreline covered 20
    Openwater covered 20
    Total Species 21
    Total Count 216
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 1Bad
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Wetland is almost totally full of hyacinth. Only very small open areas of water. Southern half was not accessible due to waterlogged access. Many of the birds were seen flying to and from the southern, inaccessible portion
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    11079Felicity Kanichovsky
     
    14288Werner van Goethem
     
    16381Dave Bentley
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		40
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		160
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		10
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		10
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		1390
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		40
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		20
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		50
    101Duck, Fulvous Whistling
    (Dendrocygna bicolor)    		30
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		50
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		180
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		50
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10


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    Friday 24 October 2025 11:01
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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