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    Rooiwal Sewage Works (25342814)

    Gauteng
    Card 6390
    Compiler 68
    Location code 25342814Rooiwal Sewage Works (Gauteng)
    Start date 2005-01-22
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:00:00
    End time 11:30:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 38
    Total Count 1495
    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)    		570Confirmed Breeding
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		270
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		440
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		100
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		40
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		2180
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		120
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		30
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		170
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		90
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		150
    91Duck, Knob-billed
    (Sarkidiornis melanotos)    		10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		840Confirmed Breeding
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		70
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		520Confirmed Breeding
    101Duck, Fulvous Whistling
    (Dendrocygna bicolor)    		20
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		1120
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		40
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		50Confirmed Breeding
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		2110Confirmed Breeding
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		30Confirmed Breeding
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		100
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		1080
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		3100
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		70
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		20
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		30
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		70
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		400
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		810
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		40
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20
    689Wagtail, Western Yellow
    (Motacilla flava)    		170


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