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    Bronkhorstspruit Dam (25542842)

    Gauteng

    Card 503743
    Compiler 613
    Location code 25542842Bronkhorstspruit Dam (Gauteng)
    Start date 2014-02-13
    Season SSummer
    Start time 06:53
    End time 11:55
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 51
    Total Count 3152
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Much of the shoreline was encroached by a broad band of Persicaria sp. that developed when the water level was very low in winter 2013. Coot and duck species likely to have been significantly under-counted.
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)
    30
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    280
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    3660
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    400
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    560
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    100
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    290
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)
    30
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    30
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)
    60
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)
    10
    64Heron, Black
    (Egretta ardesiaca)
    110
    67Bittern, Little
    (Ixobrychus minutus)
    10
    76Stork, Yellow-billed
    (Mycteria ibis)
    30
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    10
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)
    70
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    90
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    70
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    1970Confirmed Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    90Confirmed Breeding
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)
    20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    840Confirmed Breeding
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    1290Confirmed Breeding
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    10
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)
    160
    101Duck, Fulvous Whistling
    (Dendrocygna bicolor)
    10
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)
    60
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)
    10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    30
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    13570
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)
    10
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    20
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    230
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    1630
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)
    970
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)
    640
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    80
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)
    20
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    10
    282Pratincole, Black-winged
    (Glareola nordmanni)
    10
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    770
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)
    80
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)
    2560
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)
    30
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)
    10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    490
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)
    20


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 10:13
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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