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    Marievale Bird Sanctuary: Area A (26212830)

    Gauteng
    Card 512529
    Compiler 16381
    Location code 26212830Marievale Bird Sanctuary: Area A (Gauteng)
    Start date 2026-07-26
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:00
    End time 11:00
    Shoreline covered 50
    Openwater covered 60
    Total Species 16
    Total Count 1381
    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 Some areas not visible due to reeds
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Awie Coetzee
     
    0Bev Williams
     
    0Catherine Rodel
     
    0Colin Rodel
     
    0Debbie Jones
     
    0Dennis Stonefield
     
    0Dennis Townsend
     
    0Dick Harris
     
    0John Helsdon
     
    0Shirley Helsdon
     
    0Tony Newell
     
    14228Werner van Goethem
     
    22436Charles Nel
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		440
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		200
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		570
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		80
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		30
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		40
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		20
    67Bittern, Little
    (Ixobrychus minutus)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		110
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		340
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		180
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		40
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		400
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		620
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		170
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		1100
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		1070
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		20
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		20
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		20
    197Rail, African
    (Rallus caerulescens)    		30
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		60
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		90
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		420
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		9253Confirmed Breeding
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		200
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		160
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		40
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		30
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		20
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		950Probably Breeding
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		30
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		390
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		40
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		100


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