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    Rolfes Pan (26102813)

    Gauteng

    Card 510447
    Compiler 14228
    Location code 26102813Rolfes Pan (Gauteng)
    Start date 2024-01-24
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:30
    End time 09:30
    Shoreline covered 50
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 13
    Total Count 64
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 25General construction
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The reeds completely surround the pan. Construction is underway on the last section of land along the perimeter of the pan. Runoff from surrounding commercial / light industrial businesses could be contributing to the reduction of birdlife.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Dick Harris
     
    12647Awie Coetzee
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)
    20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    30
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    130
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    130
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    70
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)
    10
    211Moorhen, Lesser
    (Paragallinula angulata)
    10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    60
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    140


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 08:51
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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