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    Varkfontein Pan (26032822)

    Gauteng
    Card 4346
    Compiler 18
    Location code 26032822Varkfontein Pan (Gauteng)
    Start date 2002-02-02
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:00:00
    End time 13:00:00
    Shoreline covered 75
    Openwater covered 70
    Total Species 30
    Total Count 2951
    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)    		40
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		110
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		40
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		50
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		110
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		310Possibly Breeding
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		450Possibly Breeding
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		320
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		170
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		90
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		140
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		190
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		110
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		30
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		140
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		110
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		30
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		700Possibly Breeding
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		70
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		110
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		25500Possibly Breeding
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		20
    360Owl, African Grass
    (Tyto capensis)    		280Possibly Breeding
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		90
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		140
    10009Tern, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		30
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		70


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 02:03
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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