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    Aston Lake  (26152831)

    Gauteng
    Card 508042
    Compiler 613
    Location code 26152831Aston Lake (Gauteng)
    Start date 2017-08-04
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:00
    End time 09:31
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 31
    Total Count 707
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Flooded grassland on eastern shoreline may have contained further hidden birds
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    1764S. West
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		50
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		180
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		290
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		220
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		80
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		120
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		10
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		80
    64Heron, Black
    (Egretta ardesiaca)    		10
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		30
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		130
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		1390
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		2240Confirmed Breeding
    91Duck, Knob-billed
    (Sarkidiornis melanotos)    		10
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		210
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		290
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		30
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		30
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		150
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		660
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		710
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		30
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 10:48
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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