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    Grootvaly Wetland Reserve (26142829)

    Gauteng
    Card 509156
    Compiler 16381
    Location code 26142829Grootvaly Wetland Reserve (Gauteng)
    Start date 2021-07-25
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:30
    End time 10:30
    Shoreline covered 30
    Openwater covered 40
    Total Species 15
    Total Count 375
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes This site has become invested with Water Hyacinth, over 50% of the prime bird habitat, namely shallow open water areas and shorelines have been covered. This is obviously having a serious impact on bird species and numbers.
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    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Mary Burrows
     
    0Ron Burrows
     
    0Stan Madden
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		70
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		130
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		120
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		170
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		80
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		20
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		70
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		830
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		2100
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		60
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		30


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    Thursday 25 December 2025 12:15
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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