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    Vaal River - Stonehaven to Loch Vaal (26442749)

    Gauteng
    Card 512633
    Compiler 10159
    Location code 26442749Vaal River - Stonehaven to Loch Vaal (Gauteng)
    Start date 2026-08-29
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:00
    End time 11:30
    Shoreline covered 65
    Openwater covered 65
    Total Species 29
    Total Count 1357
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 15Pollution by domestic sewage
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes One boat did not cover full area due to pilot turning around
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    10159Cliff Wright
     
    24286Dave Fawcett
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		9712Confirmed Breeding
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		420
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		220
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		30
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		200
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		30
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		30
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		1180
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		7369Confirmed Breeding
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		70
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		120
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		20
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		1000
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		80
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		50
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		1290
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		20
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		30
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		60
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		230
    10006Duck, Domestic
    (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus)    		30
    14799Egret, Yellow-billed
    (Egretta brachyrhyncha)    		10
    14879Heron, Little
    (Butorides atricapilla)    		20


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    Friday 11 September 2026 10:44
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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