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    Stewards Pan (26122817)

    Gauteng
    Card 511951
    Compiler 613
    Location code 26122817Stewards Pan (Gauteng)
    Start date 2026-02-17
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:11
    End time 10:06
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 27
    Total Count 354
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes This site has numerous serious threats. It is bordered by high density residential, commercial and industrial land uses and a busy road network. Water flowing into the pan is contaminated by sewage and potentially industrial waste. Historically the site was used for dumping of rubble, garden refuse and plastic waste. The remaining terrestrial habitat is heavily invaded by alien trees and herbaceous weeds. The southern side of the pan has an active zama zama community involved in waste processing and possibly metal extraction. Residents of surrounding estate throw bottles and other domestic waste into the grassland around the pan.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		20
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		190
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		30
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		30
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		20
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		40Possibly Breeding
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		30
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		140
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		30
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		790
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		140
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		40
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		30
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		130
    103Duck, Maccoa
    (Oxyura maccoa)    		10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		260
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		991Confirmed Breeding
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		220
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		40
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		220
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		30


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    Friday 13 March 2026 04:21
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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