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    Elandsvlei 414 (25592827)

    Gauteng
    Card 502265
    Compiler 1855
    Location code 25592827Elandsvlei 414 (Gauteng)
    Start date 2011-08-07
    Season WWinter
    Start time 06:15
    End time 10:30
    Shoreline covered 75
    Openwater covered 75
    Total Species 54
    Total Count 2551
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 4Motor vehicle
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Main pan is 100% + full and many birds hiding in long grasses along the shore. Secondary pan is also full but still overgrown with grasses. At no point could a shoreline be discerned. The day started overcast, clearing later, extremely cold with a fair wind blowing. On viewing the site the previous late afternoon, there were far more Spurwing Geese, Egyptians and at least 100 glossy ibis.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		20
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		130
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		70
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		870
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		120
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		80
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		410
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		2260
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		160
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		390
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		340
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		2900
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		70
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		1030
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		30
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		370
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		220
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		50
    101Duck, Fulvous Whistling
    (Dendrocygna bicolor)    		20
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		130
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    197Rail, African
    (Rallus caerulescens)    		10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		520
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		60210
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		10
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		70
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		200
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		20
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		10
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		4930
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		300
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		370
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		40
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		20
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		220
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		700
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		130
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		830
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		520
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		80
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		130
    10004Goose, Domestic
    (Anser anser)    		40
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		500


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 05:21
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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