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    Grootvaly Wetland Reserve (26142829)

    Gauteng
    Card 510865
    Compiler 613
    Location code 26142829Grootvaly Wetland Reserve (Gauteng)
    Start date 2024-08-06
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:40
    End time 08:24
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 23
    Total Count 144
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 3Overgrown by alien vegetation
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Reeds along shoreline and into wetland had burned recently improving visibility. Very cold, shallow water iced over.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Andries Mputhi
     
    0Sipho Ndlovu
     
    1764Sean West
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		50
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		180
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		170
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		20
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		50
    197Rail, African
    (Rallus caerulescens)    		30
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		60
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		40
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		280
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		40
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		180
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		10
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		180
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		30


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 06:38
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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