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    Grootvaly Wetland Reserve (26142829)

    Gauteng

    Card 6790
    Compiler 17
    Location code 26142829Grootvaly Wetland Reserve (Gauteng)
    Start date 2005-07-27
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:15:00
    End time 10:45:00
    Shoreline covered 30
    Openwater covered 60
    Total Species 20
    Total Count 144
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Reed encroachment resulting in loss of habitat.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    120
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    30
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    10
    64Heron, Black
    (Egretta ardesiaca)
    20
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)
    20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    40
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    80
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    20
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    30
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    40
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Spatula hottentota)
    60
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)
    60
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    120
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    590
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    100
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    40


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 04:37
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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