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    PE Power Station Pans (33522536)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 512309
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33522536PE Power Station Pans (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2025-02-08
    Season SSummer
    Start time 06:40
    End time 09:10
    Shoreline covered 50
    Openwater covered 70
    Total Species 35
    Total Count 366
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 11Partial reclamation/drainage/ditches/land fill
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 4Motor vehicle
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Count is of three freshwater pond / vlei complexes in an urban setting. Many threats including developments, changes to water flow, sewerage & solid waste pollution. Largest pond largely un-countable due to reeds and high water levels preventing access. This survey: All water levels high after 150mm rain in Oct 2024
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    2Paul Martin
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		70
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		90
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		30
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		50
    64Heron, Black
    (Egretta ardesiaca)    		20
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		30
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		40
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		330
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		251Confirmed Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		60
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		230
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		90
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		50
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		251Confirmed Breeding
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		20
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		90
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		141Confirmed Breeding
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		703Confirmed Breeding
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		60
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		50
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		271Confirmed Breeding
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		10
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		30
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		20
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		60
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		120
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		40
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		190
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		80
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		100


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    Sunday 07 June 2026 02:18
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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