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    Rietvlei and Marais Dams (25532817)

    Gauteng
    Card 9076
    Compiler 613
    Location code 25532817Rietvlei and Marais Dams (Gauteng)
    Start date 2007-07-15
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07.17.00
    End time 11.00.00
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 32
    Total Count 2000
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    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)    		4140
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		17560Confirmed Breeding
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		720
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		890
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		50
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		410
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		10
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		10
    67Bittern, Little
    (Ixobrychus minutus)    		70
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		10
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		520
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		2460
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		830
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		80
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		10
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		10
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		130
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		100
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		990
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		5870
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		90
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		10
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		600
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		80


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    Tuesday 16 December 2025 03:17
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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