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    Marievale Bird Sanctuary: Area B (26212831)

    Gauteng

    Card 511925
    Compiler 16381
    Location code 26212831Marievale Bird Sanctuary: Area B (Gauteng)
    Start date 2026-01-25
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:35
    End time 11:00
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 35
    Total Count 427
    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
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    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Andy van Dyk
     
    0Ben Jager
     
    0Derek Billington
     
    0Justin Donaldson
     
    14228Werner Marc Van Goethem
     
    22436Charles Nel
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    150
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    30
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    980
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)
    40
    64Heron, Black
    (Egretta ardesiaca)
    30
    67Bittern, Little
    (Ixobrychus minutus)
    10
    76Stork, Yellow-billed
    (Mycteria ibis)
    10
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)
    540
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    40
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    70
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    120
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    180
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)
    60
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    130
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)
    80
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)
    10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)
    10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    90
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    970
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    320
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)
    100
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)
    40
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    50
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    10
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)
    70
    14799Egret, Yellow-billed
    (Egretta brachyrhyncha)
    10


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    Thursday 12 February 2026 08:54
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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