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    Grootvaly Wetland Reserve (26142829)

    Gauteng
    Card 510643
    Compiler 613
    Location code 26142829Grootvaly Wetland Reserve (Gauteng)
    Start date 2024-02-15
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:28
    End time 08:09
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 14
    Total Count 72
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 3Overgrown by alien vegetation
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Very little open water remains. Mostly invaded by reeds and water hyacinth.
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    1764Sean West
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		40
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		30
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		60
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		110
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		20
    205Flufftail, Red-chested
    (Sarothrura rufa)    		10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		100
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		140
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		20
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		120
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		10


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 05:16
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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