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    Lake Heritage (25572751)

    Gauteng
    Card 502141
    Compiler 889
    Location code 25572751Lake Heritage (Gauteng)
    Start date 2010-07-18
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:00
    End time 09:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 16
    Total Count 192
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Water hyacinth remains a problem especially along the banks and ideally should be removed during the winter months. Hot-air ballooning within close proximity of the dam is currently being investigated to determine the possible negative impact on roosting/breeding bird/raptor behaviour.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		160
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		100
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		30
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		780
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		180
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		80
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		80
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		330
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		70
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		20
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10


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    Wednesday 01 May 2024 12:33
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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