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    Abe Bailey Nature Reserve: Mooirivier Loop 1 (26192720)

    Gauteng
    Card 512624
    Compiler 613
    Location code 26192720Abe Bailey Nature Reserve: Mooirivier Loop 1 (Gauteng)
    Start date 2026-07-29
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:40
    End time 11:46
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 30
    Total Count 932
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes There was a cold wind at the start of the count and a harsh glare off the water to the east of the wetland crossing. The easternmost pond was still completely covered by water hyacinth. Reeds had been burnt in places along the southern shore increasing visibility. Illegal miners and prayer groups were observed along the southern shore near Paddadam.
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    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    1651John Randell
     
    1652Moira RANDELL
     
    1764Sean West
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		200
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		180
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		30
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		80
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		300
    67Bittern, Little
    (Ixobrychus minutus)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		120
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		520
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		280
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		230
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		120
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		220
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		70
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		2200
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		1210
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		270
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		120
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		30
    197Rail, African
    (Rallus caerulescens)    		50
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		80
    205Flufftail, Red-chested
    (Sarothrura rufa)    		10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		100
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		820
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		840
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		110
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		430
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		30
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		470
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		120
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		70


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    Friday 11 September 2026 10:51
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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