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    Rietspruit (Rooikraal) (26202817)

    Gauteng
    Card 5003
    Compiler 79
    Location code 26202817Rietspruit (Rooikraal) (Gauteng)
    Start date 2003-02-15
    Season SSummer
    Start time 16:10:00
    End time 19:15:00
    Shoreline covered 75
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 34
    Total Count 2773
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 1
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		20
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		50
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		626119Probably Breeding
    64Heron, Black
    (Egretta ardesiaca)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		40
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		190
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		50
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		20
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		80
    101Duck, Fulvous Whistling
    (Dendrocygna bicolor)    		20
    197Rail, African
    (Rallus caerulescens)    		20
    198Crake, Corn
    (Crex crex)    		10
    199Crake, African
    (Crex egregia)    		10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		51Probably Breeding
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		140
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		310
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		80
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		90
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		30
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		80
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		30
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		60
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		19850
    361Owl, Marsh
    (Asio capensis)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		90
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (Anas sp.)    		10


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    Friday 30 January 2026 12:43
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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