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    Aston Lake  (26152831)

    Gauteng
    Card 511566
    Compiler 613
    Location code 26152831Aston Lake (Gauteng)
    Start date 2025-07-28
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:30
    End time 10:15
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 32
    Total Count 2084
    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 Housing development upstream of the dam. Requested investigation of stormwater pipeline by Green Scorpions.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		30
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		200
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		70
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		30
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		3620
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1900
    91Duck, Knob-billed
    (Sarkidiornis melanotos)    		450
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		260
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		3280
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		5630
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		40
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		130
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		300
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		160
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		60
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		3900
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		50
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		370
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		60
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		30
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		110
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		50
    10004Goose, Domestic
    (Anser anser domesticus)    		10


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    Saturday 30 August 2025 11:51
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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