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    Vaal River - Stonehaven to Loch Vaal (26442749)

    Gauteng
    Card 506664
    Compiler 10159
    Location code 26442749Vaal River - Stonehaven to Loch Vaal (Gauteng)
    Start date 2017-01-28
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:00
    End time 11:45
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 32
    Total Count 1500
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Bird count was conducted on a hot, sunny day. Good rainfall in months before count.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0A Blignaut
     
    0J Bradshaw
     
    0J Reynolds
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		30
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		120
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		20
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		270
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		30
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		50
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		150
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		30
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		180
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		60
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		10
    64Heron, Black
    (Egretta ardesiaca)    		20
    67Bittern, Little
    (Ixobrychus minutus)    		30
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		110
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		3300
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		4200Confirmed Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		20
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		210
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		120
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		30
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		100
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		5420
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		40
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		120
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		240


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 11:52
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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