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    Grootvaly Wetland Reserve (26142829)

    Gauteng
    Card 511876
    Compiler 613
    Location code 26142829Grootvaly Wetland Reserve (Gauteng)
    Start date 2026-02-05
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:30
    End time 09:02
    Shoreline covered 50
    Openwater covered 50
    Total Species 23
    Total Count 343
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 3Overgrown by alien vegetation
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Most water covered by water hyacinth and reeds. Some open water near southern rock berm across stream. With guidance of reserve education officer, P. Ganda, count area expanded compared to recent counts to extent of eastern shore previously covered by bird club volunteers. Zama zamas active in south but PG confident that they posed no threat to counters.
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Andries Mphuti
     
    0Eunice Shirinda
     
    0Patrick Ganda
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		300
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		90
    64Heron, Black
    (Egretta ardesiaca)    		10
    67Bittern, Little
    (Ixobrychus minutus)    		10
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		30
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		2170
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		40
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		20
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		20
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		10
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		110
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		190
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		60
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		270
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		10


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    Friday 13 March 2026 04:01
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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