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    Apex Pan (26132820)

    Gauteng
    Card 512386
    Compiler 613
    Location code 26132820Apex Pan (Gauteng)
    Start date 2026-07-10
    Season WWinter
    Start time 10:54
    End time 11:50
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 15
    Total Count 211
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Reeds were burnt in places providing a view into the wetland. The previous vantage point, an old slimes dam, is being reprocessed.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		60
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		310
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		40
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		50
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		50
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		40
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		450
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		30
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		60
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		690
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		10
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		260


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    Tuesday 21 July 2026 10:08
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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