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    Rooiwal Sewage Works (25342814)

    Gauteng
    Card 8750
    Compiler 68
    Location code 25342814Rooiwal Sewage Works (Gauteng)
    Start date 2007-02-04
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:00:00
    End time 10:00:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 36
    Total Count 2668
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 4Motor vehicle
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 50% of the dams were drained; exposing large muddy surfaces for waders. Very little vegetation left around dams.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		1000
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		140
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		210
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		30
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		90
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		190
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		180
    79Stork, Black
    (Ciconia nigra)    		30
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		570
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		60
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		160
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		430
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		1250
    101Duck, Fulvous Whistling
    (Dendrocygna bicolor)    		720
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		970
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		40
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1010
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		40
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		660
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		4500
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		7400
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		70
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		20
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		1760
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		730
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		3980
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		110
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		80
    689Wagtail, Western Yellow
    (Motacilla flava)    		160


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 06:41
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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