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    Vaal River - Stonehaven to Loch Vaal (26442749)

    Gauteng

    Card 510371
    Compiler 10159
    Location code 26442749Vaal River - Stonehaven to Loch Vaal (Gauteng)
    Start date 2021-09-25
    Season SSummer
    Start time 06:30
    End time 11:00
    Shoreline covered 50
    Openwater covered 50
    Total Species 20
    Total Count 805
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 15Pollution by domestic sewage
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Overcast and cool
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Alison Lydon
     
    0Helen Fourie
     
    0Johan & Maria Fick
     
    0Maria Pretorius
     
    10159Cliff Wright
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    310
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    90
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    100
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    70
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    110
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    10
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)
    10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    850
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    170
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    3125Confirmed Breeding
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)
    130
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    130
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)
    2070
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)
    10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    70
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    340
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    390
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)
    50
    982Egret, Slaty
    (Egretta vinaceigula)
    10


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 06:46
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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