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    Bronkhorstspruit Dam (25542842)

    Gauteng

    Card 500982
    Compiler 61
    Location code 25542842Bronkhorstspruit Dam (Gauteng)
    Start date 2009-07-04
    Season WWinter
    Start time 12:00
    End time 16:30
    Shoreline covered 50
    Openwater covered 30
    Total Species 22
    Total Count 433
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 4Motor vehicle
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Water level still high. Weather conditions poor cold and windy with moderate cloud cover so visibility poor. Water choppy.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0J. Hundt
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    60
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    80
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    80
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    400
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    100
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)
    10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    270
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    40
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)
    50
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    2680
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)
    10
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    50
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    120
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)
    10
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    120
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    10
    361Owl, Marsh
    (Asio capensis)
    30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    150


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 08:02
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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