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    Vaal River - Stonehaven to Loch Vaal (26442749)

    Gauteng

    Card 512012
    Compiler 10159
    Location code 26442749Vaal River - Stonehaven to Loch Vaal (Gauteng)
    Start date 2026-02-28
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:00
    End time 10:00
    Shoreline covered 50
    Openwater covered 50
    Total Species 17
    Total Count 910
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 15Pollution by domestic sewage
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    10159Cliff Wright
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    280
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    222Confirmed Breeding
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    160
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    1330
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    4106Confirmed Breeding
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)
    30
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    50
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)
    250
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    2410
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)
    90
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    20
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    100


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    Sunday 01 March 2026 12:02
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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