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    Aston Lake  (26152831)

    Gauteng
    Card 509754
    Compiler 613
    Location code 26152831Aston Lake (Gauteng)
    Start date 2022-07-13
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:57
    End time 11:06
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 37
    Total Count 2082
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Most extensively flooded area yet seen. Inflow area broadly flooded into surrounding grassland and almost as far as the gravel road upstream. Large number of Black-headed Herons attracted by a fire within the catchment area (most counted in flight). Wetland area below dam wall not included in the count had 98 additional African Sacred Ibis and 14 Glossy Ibis.
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    1764Sean West
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		30
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		140
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		80
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		70
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		1340
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		90
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		390
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		50
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		550
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		2410
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		7910
    91Duck, Knob-billed
    (Sarkidiornis melanotos)    		40
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		640
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		1520
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		1490
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		570
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		250
    101Duck, Fulvous Whistling
    (Dendrocygna bicolor)    		30
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		40
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		40
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		370Confirmed Breeding
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1760
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		30
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		620
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		30
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		10
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		140
    361Owl, Marsh
    (Asio capensis)    		30
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10
    10004Goose, Domestic
    (Anser anser domesticus)    		10


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 06:24
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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