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    Abe Bailey Nature Reserve: Mooirivier Loop 1 (26192720)

    Gauteng
    Card 511955
    Compiler 613
    Location code 26192720Abe Bailey Nature Reserve: Mooirivier Loop 1 (Gauteng)
    Start date 2026-02-18
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:25
    End time 09:47
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 42
    Total Count 1040
    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 The southern side of the wetland is overgrown by reeds but shallow open water remains along the northern shore. The easternmost pond is overgrown with Water Hyacinth. Zama Zamas are active in the wetland near Padda Dam.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Eunice Shirinda
     
    0Sello Mashiloane
     
    1651John Randell
     
    1652Moira RANDELL
     
    1764Sean West
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		112Confirmed Breeding
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		30
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		30
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		360
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		30
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		310
    64Heron, Black
    (Egretta ardesiaca)    		20
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		70
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		350
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		90
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		310
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		150
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		3660
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		70
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		200
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		180
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		70
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		30
    197Rail, African
    (Rallus caerulescens)    		40
    199Crake, African
    (Crex egregia)    		10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		90
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		80
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		660
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1590Confirmed Breeding
    230Painted-snipe, Greater
    (Rostratula benghalensis)    		40
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		570
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		20
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		30
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		670
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		60
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		210
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		20
    361Owl, Marsh
    (Asio capensis)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		60
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40
    14799Egret, Yellow-billed
    (Egretta brachyrhyncha)    		10


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    Friday 20 February 2026 07:30
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