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    Glen Austin Pan Bird Sanctuary (25582810)

    Gauteng
    Card 510791
    Compiler 613
    Location code 25582810Glen Austin Pan Bird Sanctuary (Gauteng)
    Start date 2024-07-17
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:45
    End time 09:41
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 30
    Total Count 1017
    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 Security has become a concern at this site. Lots of pedestrian traffic and while everyone was friendly, I was warned that someone using a 'camera' (telescope) was at risk of being robbed. Future counts may need to be done by a group.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		1300
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		100
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		40
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		500Possibly Breeding
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		20
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		3390Probably Breeding
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		350
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		170
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		120
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		140
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		280
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		20
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		150
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		320
    103Duck, Maccoa
    (Oxyura maccoa)    		130
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		20
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		50
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		480
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1710Confirmed Breeding
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		50
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		20
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		660
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10


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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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