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    Benoni Lakes (26112819)

    Gauteng

    Card 255
    Compiler 18
    Location code 26112819Benoni Lakes (Gauteng)
    Start date 1993-07-03
    Season WWinter
    Start time 06:00:00
    End time 13:00:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 75
    Total Species 38
    Total Count 640
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)
    50
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    200
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    280
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    110
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    90
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    150
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)
    10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    290
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)
    70
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)
    40
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)
    30
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    150
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)
    110
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    180
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    90
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    180
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    130
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    80
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    70
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)
    70
    199Crake, African
    (Crecopsis egregia)
    50
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)
    110
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)
    180
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    170
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    1980
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)
    10
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    110
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    70
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    290
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)
    30
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    210
    361Owl, Marsh
    (Asio capensis)
    90
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    20
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)
    40
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    430
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)
    150
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)
    70


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