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    Marievale Bird Sanctuary: Area B (26212831)

    Gauteng
    Card 512530
    Compiler 16381
    Location code 26212831Marievale Bird Sanctuary: Area B (Gauteng)
    Start date 2026-07-26
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:00
    End time 11:00
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 27
    Total Count 309
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 0
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes
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    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Andy van Dyk
     
    0Ben Jager
     
    0Derek Billington
     
    0Kylan van Niekerk
     
    0Pieter Engelbrecht
     
    0Tom Scott
     
    24307Michelle van Niekerk
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		50
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		50Confirmed Breeding
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		130
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		30
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		30
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		60
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		500
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		210
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		540
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		270
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		30
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		20
    197Rail, African
    (Rallus caerulescens)    		20
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		30
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		100
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		210
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		320
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		70
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		180
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		130
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20


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    Wednesday 12 August 2026 09:16
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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