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    Rooiwal Sewage Works (25342814)

    Gauteng
    Card 571
    Compiler 68
    Location code 25342814Rooiwal Sewage Works (Gauteng)
    Start date 1995-07-16
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:30:00
    End time 10:00:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 31
    Total Count 560
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		420
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		30
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		200
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		50
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		50
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		50
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		1140
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		30
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		220
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		290
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		60
    91Duck, Knob-billed
    (Sarkidiornis melanotos)    		10
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		140
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		590
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		520
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		90
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		560
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		80
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		250
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		60
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		20
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		40
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)    		10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		580


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    Wednesday 07 January 2026 08:50
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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