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    Rooiwal Sewage Works (25342814)

    Gauteng
    Card 504029
    Compiler 68
    Location code 25342814Rooiwal Sewage Works (Gauteng)
    Start date 2014-01-19
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:00
    End time 10:30
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 36
    Total Count 1237
    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 The birds were disturbed by ongoing construction activities caused by the upgrading of the site. This made counting more difficult than usual.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		330
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		30
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		20
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		50
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		1650
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		100
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		360
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		250
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		600
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		1260
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		450
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		180Possibly Breeding
    101Duck, Fulvous Whistling
    (Dendrocygna bicolor)    		100
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		2360
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		730
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		420
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		160
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		1330
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		50
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		240
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		90
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		90
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		1250
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		50
    689Wagtail, Western Yellow
    (Motacilla flava)    		30


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 07:53
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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