Marievale Bird Sanctuary: Area A (26212830) | |
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Gauteng | |
| CWAC status | REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY |
| Authority | Private |
| Management status | LOCAL GAME/NATURE RESERVE |
| Conservation status | PROTECTED |
| IBA information | SA021 - BLESBOKSPRUIT |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
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Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 1993-01-17 |
| Brief_description |
| An IBA and part of the Blesbokspruit Ramsar site. Has extensive Phragmites and Typha reedbeds, also sedgebeds, wet grass, and open water with floating-leaved vegetation. Good numbers of Glossy Ibis, Yellowbilled Duck and Redknobbed Coot occur all year; Squacco Heron may be quite common in summer. Hottentot Teal and Spurwinged Goose numbers peak in winter. A good selection of rails occurs, and Spotted Crake is also recorded. Purple Heron, Little Bittern, Grass Owl and Marsh Owl also occur. Increases are apparent in the number of species (summer and winter) and total count (summer). Blesbokspruit is severely threatened by discharge of mine water which drastically increases total water volume, maintains artificially high water levels in the dry season, and contains many pollutants, including salt. The CWAC site known as "Marievale Area A" is the original area that has been counted from 1992 and consists of sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 256 | Calidris pugnax | 1 | 85.25 | 955 | ||||
| 1016 | Anas platyrhynchos | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | ||||
| 72 | Scopus umbretta | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | ||||
| 269 | Avocet, Pied | Recurvirostra avosetta | 1 | 15.94 | 72 | |||
| 71 | Bittern, Eurasian | Botaurus stellaris | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 67 | Bittern, Little | Ixobrychus minutus | 1 | 3.19 | 8 | |||
| 212 | Coot, Red-knobbed | Fulica cristata | 53 | 507.00 | 1366 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 2 | 37.33 | 112 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 1 | 9.56 | 39 | |||
| 199 | Crake, African | Crex egregia | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | -1 | ||
| 202 | Crake, Baillon's | Zaporina pusilla | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 203 | Crake, Black | Zaporina flavirostra | 1 | 12.03 | 48 | |||
| 201 | Crake, Spotted | Porzana porzana | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 1 | 5.90 | 21 | |||
| 95 | Duck, African Black | Anas sparsa | 1 | 6.64 | 50 | |||
| 101 | Duck, Fulvous Whistling | Dendrocygna bicolor | 1 | 26.54 | 299 | |||
| 91 | Duck, Knob-billed | Sarkidiornis melanotos | 1 | 3.00 | 9 | |||
| 103 | Duck, Maccoa | Oxyura maccoa | 1 | 2.67 | 4 | |||
| 10014 | Duck, Unidentified | Anas sp. | 1 | 7.00 | 22 | |||
| 104 | Duck, White-backed | Thalassornis leuconotus | 1 | 2.60 | 6 | |||
| 100 | Duck, White-faced Whistling | Dendrocygna viduata | 1 | 11.05 | 70 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 17 | 135.76 | 564 | |||
| 58 | Egret, Great | Ardea alba | 1 | 3.29 | 26 | |||
| 60 | Egret, Intermediate [x] | Ardea intermedia | 1 | 3.29 | 13 | |||
| 59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 1 | 6.07 | 44 | |||
| 982 | Egret, Slaty | Egretta vinaceigula | 1 | 1.40 | 2 | |||
| 61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Bubulcus ibis | 1 | 50.84 | 245 | |||
| 14799 | Egret, Yellow-billed | Egretta brachyrhyncha | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 149 | Fish Eagle, African | Haliaeetus vocifer | 1 | 2.14 | 6 | |||
| 86 | Flamingo, Greater | Phoenicopterus roseus | 1 | 29.73 | 201 | |||
| 87 | Flamingo, Lesser | Phoeniconaias minor | 1 | 303.92 | 1252 | 600 | ||
| 205 | Flufftail, Red-chested | Sarothrura rufa | 1 | 1.53 | 3 | |||
| 265 | Godwit, Black-tailed | Limosa limosa | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 2 | 34.05 | 152 | |||
| 88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 1 | 184.20 | 2465 | 1875 | 710 | |
| 5 | Grebe, Black-necked | Podiceps nigricollis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 4 | Grebe, Great Crested | Podiceps cristatus | 1 | 7.58 | 17 | |||
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 1 | 26.20 | 113 | |||
| 263 | Greenshank, Common | Tringa nebularia | 1 | 3.04 | 10 | |||
| 288 | Gull, Grey-headed | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | 1 | 36.27 | 144 | |||
| 167 | Harrier, African Marsh | Circus ranivorus | 1 | 1.91 | 5 | |||
| 166 | Harrier, Western Marsh | Circus aeruginosus | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 64 | Heron, Black | Egretta ardesiaca | 1 | 8.19 | 19 | |||
| 55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 1 | 6.58 | 24 | |||
| 56 | Heron, Goliath | Ardea goliath | 1 | 4.26 | 19 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 1 | 3.17 | 10 | |||
| 57 | Heron, Purple | Ardea purpurea | 1 | 4.00 | 12 | |||
| 62 | Heron, Squacco | Ardeola ralloides | 1 | 16.83 | 76 | |||
| 63 | Heron, Striated (NOTE: use Little Heron) | Butorides striata | 1 | 1.38 | 2 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 1 | 8.96 | 66 | |||
| 83 | Ibis, Glossy | Plegadis falcinellus | 1 | 53.44 | 424 | |||
| 84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 1 | 9.13 | 66 | |||
| 228 | Jacana, African | Actophilornis africanus | 1 | 2.38 | 9 | |||
| 395 | Kingfisher, Giant | Megaceryle maxima | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 396 | Kingfisher, Half-collared | Alcedo semitorquata | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 397 | Kingfisher, Malachite | Corythornis cristatus | 1 | 3.24 | 8 | |||
| 394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 1 | 4.09 | 14 | |||
| 247 | Lapwing, African Wattled | Vanellus senegallus | 1 | 6.05 | 31 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 3 | 40.31 | 284 | |||
| 509 | Martin, Brown-throated | Riparia paludicola | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 210 | Moorhen, Common | Gallinula chloropus | 10 | 82.04 | 312 | |||
| 69 | Night Heron, Black-crowned | Nycticorax nycticorax | 1 | 3.50 | 16 | |||
| 360 | Owl, African Grass | Tyto capensis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 361 | Owl, Marsh | Asio capensis | 1 | 2.59 | 6 | |||
| 230 | Painted-snipe, Greater | Rostratula benghalensis | 2 | 4.00 | 6 | |||
| 233 | Plover, Common Ringed | Charadrius hiaticula | 1 | 4.67 | 11 | |||
| 237 | Plover, Kittlitz's | Charadrius pecuarius | 1 | 9.45 | 52 | |||
| 238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 1 | 12.07 | 129 | |||
| 102 | Pochard, Southern | Netta erythrophthalma | 1 | 9.22 | 48 | |||
| 197 | Rail, African | Rallus caerulescens | 1 | 7.05 | 25 | -1 | ||
| 926 | Sandpiper, Buff-breasted | Calidris subruficollis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 258 | Sandpiper, Common | Actitis hypoleucos | 1 | 1.86 | 4 | |||
| 251 | Sandpiper, Curlew | Calidris ferruginea | 1 | 3.75 | 12 | |||
| 262 | Sandpiper, Marsh | Tringa stagnatilis | 1 | 4.76 | 22 | |||
| 264 | Sandpiper, Wood | Tringa glareola | 1 | 4.52 | 21 | |||
| 90 | Shelduck, South African | Tadorna cana | 1 | 17.66 | 104 | |||
| 1342 | Shelduck, Common | Tadorna tadorna | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 94 | Shoveler, Cape | Anas smithii | 1 | 24.53 | 88 | |||
| 250 | Snipe, African | Gallinago nigripennis | 1 | 17.27 | 128 | |||
| 85 | Spoonbill, African | Platalea alba | 1 | 6.27 | 39 | |||
| 270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 1 | 13.90 | 53 | |||
| 253 | Stint, Little | Calidris minuta | 1 | 30.48 | 212 | |||
| 79 | Stork, Black | Ciconia nigra | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 76 | Stork, Yellow-billed | Mycteria ibis | 1 | 2.62 | 7 | |||
| 208 | Swamphen, African | Porphyrio madagascariensis | 1 | 17.35 | 58 | 50 | ||
| 10007 | Swan, Black | Cygnus atratus | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 99 | Teal, Blue-billed | Anas hottentota | 1 | 39.27 | 181 | |||
| 98 | Teal, Cape | Anas capensis | 1 | 6.19 | 23 | |||
| 97 | Teal, Red-billed | Anas erythrorhyncha | 2 | 74.41 | 426 | |||
| 290 | Tern, Caspian | Hydroprogne caspia | 1 | 2.00 | 3 | |||
| 305 | Tern, Whiskered | Chlidonias hybrida | 1 | 30.55 | 185 | 150 | 75 | 85 |
| 938 | Tern, White-cheeked | Sterna repressa | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 304 | Tern, White-winged | Chlidonias leucopterus | 1 | 34.20 | 517 | |||
| 10008 | Wader, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 1 | 7.67 | 24 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 1 | 10.31 | 82 | |||
| 689 | Wagtail, Western Yellow | Motacilla flava | 1 | 7.67 | 20 |
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