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    PE Power Station Pans (33522536)

    Eastern Cape
    Card 512310
    Compiler 2
    Location code 33522536PE Power Station Pans (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2024-07-20
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:25
    End time 11:15
    Shoreline covered 50
    Openwater covered 70
    Total Species 41
    Total Count 986
    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 comprises three freshwater wetland complexes in an urban setting. Many threats including developments, changes in water flow, sewerage and solid waste pollution. This survey all wetlands full after 50mm rain on 2 June 2024. Largest pond largely un-countable due to reeds and high water levels preventing access.
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Gaye Hosking
     
    2Paul Martin
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		1250
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		70
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		140
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		60
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		20
    64Heron, Black
    (Egretta ardesiaca)    		50
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		50
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		100
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		1900
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		610
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		110
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		490
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		290
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		80
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		240
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		20
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		150
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		400
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		2021Confirmed Breeding
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		70
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		60
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		420
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		40
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		140
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		360
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		20
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		360
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		10
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		50
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		160
    14799Egret, Yellow-billed
    (Egretta brachyrhyncha)    		10


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