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    Leeupan (26142819)

    Gauteng
    Card 511764
    Compiler 613
    Location code 26142819Leeupan (Gauteng)
    Start date 2026-01-19
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:05
    End time 09:58
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 32
    Total Count 883
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 15Pollution by domestic sewage
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Concern about illegal miners at usual access point off Dube Street. Parked vehicle at the OR Tambo centre. Security guard opened perimeter gate to access pan. Extensive dumping of domestic waste, inflow of sewage. Overcast and cold.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Sello Mashiloane
     
    0Sipho Ndlovu
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		90
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		30
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		120
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		130
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		390
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		850
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		90
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		60
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		201Confirmed Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		231Confirmed Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		231Confirmed Breeding
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		120
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		170
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		270
    101Duck, Fulvous Whistling
    (Dendrocygna bicolor)    		110
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		20
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		151Confirmed Breeding
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		340
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		2310Confirmed Breeding
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		50
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		1000
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		120
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		70
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		1550
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10
    14799Egret, Yellow-billed
    (Egretta brachyrhyncha)    		40


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    Friday 30 January 2026 02:27
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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