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    Varkfontein Pan (26032822)

    Gauteng

    Card 508657
    Compiler 2135
    Location code 26032822Varkfontein Pan (Gauteng)
    Start date 2020-07-12
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:10
    End time 10:30
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 17
    Total Count 459
    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
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    17494Ineke Huggins
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    40
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    40
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)
    10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    740
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    80
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    660Probably Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    70
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    100
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    30
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)
    90
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)
    60
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)
    50
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    1950Confirmed Breeding
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    270Probably Breeding
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    370Probably Breeding


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 04:48
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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