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    Suikerbosrand Drainage (26302815)

    Gauteng
    Card 511202
    Compiler 613
    Location code 26302815Suikerbosrand Drainage (Gauteng)
    Start date 2025-02-14
    Season SSummer
    Start time 06:30
    End time 13:41
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 22
    Total Count 285
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The Elandsvlakte wetland was not counted due to a shortage of suitable high clearance vehicles and staff.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    2045Rouxdene Deysel
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		150Confirmed Breeding
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		360
    66Bittern, Dwarf
    (Ixobrychus sturmii)    		10
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		30
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		560
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		110
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		30
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		60
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		20
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		50
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1040Confirmed Breeding
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		170
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		70
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10
    10015Mallard, Hybrid
    (Anas hybrid)    		70


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    Friday 19 December 2025 02:09
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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