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    Nylsvley Nature Reserve (24392841)

    Limpopo
    Card 512565
    Compiler 1511
    Location code 24392841Nylsvley Nature Reserve (Limpopo)
    Start date 2026-08-01
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:11
    End time 17:41
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 36
    Total Count 3198
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes It would seem that there had been a recent flood event. Standing water was prevalent.
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    1750Alan Forsyth
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		60
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		300
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		310
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		220
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		390
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		200
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		40
    60Egret, Intermediate [x]
    (Ardea intermedia)    		130
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		40
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		1450
    63Heron, Striated (NOTE: use Little Heron)
    (Butorides striata)    		60
    67Bittern, Little
    (Ixobrychus minutus)    		10
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		410
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		880
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		120
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		90
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		16070
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1800
    91Duck, Knob-billed
    (Sarkidiornis melanotos)    		3450
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		190
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		2570
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		90
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		60
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		50
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		450
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		320
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		1110
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		840
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		140
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (Anas sp.)    		40


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    Thursday 10 September 2026 02:41
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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