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    Rietvlei and Marais Dams (25532817)

    Gauteng
    Card 512596
    Compiler 1764
    Location code 25532817Rietvlei and Marais Dams (Gauteng)
    Start date 2026-07-28
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:30
    End time 15:30
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 0
    Total Count 0
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 15Pollution by domestic sewage
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Data Captured by 1764 Count leader M.Van Schalkwyk, Lydia, Pieter, Stephanie, Geihard and Greg.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		920
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		650
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		1070
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		110
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    67Bittern, Little
    (Ixobrychus minutus)    		10
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		80
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		310
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		110
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		120
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1430
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		180
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		130
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		2040
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		40
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		20
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		40
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		3230
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		0300
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		1240
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		540
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		40
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		80
    1296Pochard, Common
    (Aythya ferina)    		60
    10015Mallard, Hybrid
    (Anas hybrid)    		10
    14879Heron, Little
    (Butorides atricapilla)    		50


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    Monday 24 August 2026 07:37
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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