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    Grootvaly on Blesbok (26162830)

    Gauteng
    Card 511849
    Compiler 16381
    Location code 26162830Grootvaly on Blesbok (Gauteng)
    Start date 2026-01-25
    Season OOther
    Start time 07:00
    End time 11:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 13
    Total Count 279
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Wetland very full
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Werner van Goethem
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		40
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		170
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		40
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		1120
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		120
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		190
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		180
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		170
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		520
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		60
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		80
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		80
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20


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    Sunday 01 February 2026 10:28
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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