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    Riebeeck Lake (26102741)

    Gauteng
    Card 511766
    Compiler 613
    Location code 26102741Riebeeck Lake (Gauteng)
    Start date 2026-01-20
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:05
    End time 07:26
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 6
    Total Count 67
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 16Pollution by solid waste
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The site appears to have been abandoned by the municipality. There is no longer a security presence and the access road is being slowly reclaimed by vegetation. Alien trees and other weedy growth dominate the shoreline.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		590Confirmed Breeding
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		10
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		20


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    Friday 30 January 2026 09:59
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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