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    Riebeeck Lake (26102741)

    Gauteng
    Card 505419
    Compiler 613
    Location code 26102741Riebeeck Lake (Gauteng)
    Start date 2016-02-05
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:35
    End time 08:52
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 9
    Total Count 66
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Main access gate locked and site appears abandoned. Alternative observation point provided inadequate vantage from which to count nesting Black-headed Herons in tall Eucalyptus trees. Herons probably undercounted in consequence.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		30
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		60
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		310Confirmed Breeding
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		190
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    1332Pochard, Red-crested
    (Netta rufina)    		10


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 09:27
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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