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    Riebeeck Lake (26102741)

    Gauteng
    Card 511588
    Compiler 613
    Location code 26102741Riebeeck Lake (Gauteng)
    Start date 2025-07-09
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:17
    End time 07:40
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 12
    Total Count 65
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Not as much litter as usual. Area around the dam deteriorating. Road network collapsing, increase in small alien trees around the dam. Uncertain how much longer this site can be counted.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		20
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		410
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		10
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		50
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		30
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10


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    Saturday 30 August 2025 07:10
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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