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    Varkfontein Pan (26032822)

    Gauteng

    Card 4126
    Compiler 18
    Location code 26032822Varkfontein Pan (Gauteng)
    Start date 2001-07-29
    Season WWinter
    Start time 06:00:00
    End time 12:00:00
    Shoreline covered 65
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 23
    Total Count 3264
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 1
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)
    20Possibly Breeding
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    30
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    40
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    60
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    70
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    140
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    270
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    170
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)
    110
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    140
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    30
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    110
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    210
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    120
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)
    170
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)
    140
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    40
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    300
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    210
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    140
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    30000Confirmed Breeding
    360Owl, African Grass
    (Tyto capensis)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    110


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 12:08
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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