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    Grootvaly on Blesbok (26162830)

    Gauteng

    Card 512532
    Compiler 16381
    Location code 26162830Grootvaly on Blesbok (Gauteng)
    Start date 2026-07-26
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:00
    End time 11:00
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 70
    Total Species 13
    Total Count 239
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid 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 Pollution has definitely increased.Water from Anchor Sewage is milky & foul smelling.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0A de Jager
     
    14228Werner Marc Van Goethem
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    420
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)
    40
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    310
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    490
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    450
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)
    210
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)
    20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    160
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    140
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    40
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    70


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    Friday 11 September 2026 10:01
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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