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    Roodeplaat Dam (25382821)

    Gauteng
    Card 504419
    Compiler 613
    Location code 25382821Roodeplaat Dam (Gauteng)
    Start date 2010-07-23
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:30
    End time 12:10
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 28
    Total Count 837
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Water Hyacinth that covered a large proportion of the dam in summer appears to have been sprayed with only small patches remaining, mainly in sheltered bays.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		20
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		150
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		790
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		720
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		270
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		40
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		50
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		40
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		30
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		30
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		240
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		950
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		930
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		50
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		290
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)    		250
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		290
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		2170
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		240
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		80
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		460
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		60
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		100
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		50
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		30


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 07:52
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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