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    Springbok Sewerage Works (29401753)

    Northern Cape

    Card 512158
    Compiler 18198
    Location code 29401753Springbok Sewerage Works (Northern Cape)
    Start date 2026-04-12
    Season OOther
    Start time 07:26
    End time 08:53
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 16
    Total Count 129
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 1None
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Municipality repaired sewerage works - oxidation ponds are full again and functioning as should be.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    60
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    50
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    170
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)
    100
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    110
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    200
    103Duck, Maccoa
    (Oxyura maccoa)
    10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    120
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    50
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    270
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)
    10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    90


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    Sunday 12 April 2026 09:56
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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