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    Aston Lake  (26152831)

    Gauteng
    Card 512558
    Compiler 613
    Location code 26152831Aston Lake (Gauteng)
    Start date 2026-07-27
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:34
    End time 10:25
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 37
    Total Count 1714
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 22Overhead lines crossing/adjacent
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    1764Sean West
     
    13111Natalie Horn
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		142Confirmed Breeding
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		770
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		40
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		60
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		140
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		10
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		290
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		30
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		40
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		1810
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1780
    91Duck, Knob-billed
    (Sarkidiornis melanotos)    		730
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		630
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		40
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		4910
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		3060
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		310
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		60
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		10
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		40
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		100
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1280Confirmed Breeding
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		60
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		320
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		60
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		10
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		90
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		190
    10009Tern, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		30
    10011Heron, Unidentified
    (Ardea sp.)    		10


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    Friday 11 September 2026 10:43
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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