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    Varkfontein Pan (26032822)

    Gauteng
    Card 512011
    Compiler 14228
    Location code 26032822Varkfontein Pan (Gauteng)
    Start date 2026-02-15
    Season SSummer
    Start time 10:15
    End time 11:35
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 10
    Total Count 146
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 4Motor vehicle
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Overcast and drizzling
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    2135Peter Huggins
     
    17494Ineke Huggins
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		50Confirmed Breeding
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		10
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		30
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		30
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1250Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		40
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		10


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    Friday 13 March 2026 03:47
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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