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    Sandpan (26072819)

    Gauteng
    Card 509827
    Compiler 2135
    Location code 26072819Sandpan (Gauteng)
    Start date 2022-07-26
    Season WWinter
    Start time 10:45
    End time 11:55
    Shoreline covered 30
    Openwater covered 40
    Total Species 12
    Total Count 140
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 24Development/housing/resorts
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Because the water was the highest that I have ever experienced we were only able to cover roughly 30% I happen to live very close to this pan. In the evenings I see numbers of the birds that I do not see while doing the CWAC.IE Black Crowned Night Herons Glossy Ibis, Sacred Ibis, FishEagle on one occasion, Black Sparrowhawk, Long crested Eagle and on 1 occasion 12 Blue Crane overnighted on a sand bar.
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Paul Herselman
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		310Confirmed Breeding
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		250Possibly Breeding
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		40
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		220Confirmed Breeding
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		90
    10004Goose, Domestic
    (Anser anser domesticus)    		300Confirmed Breeding
    10005Duck, Hybrid
    (Anas hybrid)    		122Confirmed Breeding


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 06:44
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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