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    Premier Dam (25482851)

    Gauteng
    Card 505265
    Compiler 613
    Location code 25482851Premier Dam (Gauteng)
    Start date 2015-07-31
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:10
    End time 10:10
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 35
    Total Count 1039
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 1Bad
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Very cold with ice along shore of Bronkhorstspruit River; part of river choked with hyacinth; high wind on main dam made water very choppy resulting in poor counting conditions
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		240
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		40
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		330
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		310
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		20
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		90
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		10
    64Heron, Black
    (Egretta ardesiaca)    		10
    67Bittern, Little
    (Ixobrychus minutus)    		10
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		200
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		140
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		230
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		80
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		470
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		100
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Spatula hottentota)    		20
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		10
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    197Rail, African
    (Rallus caerulescens)    		20
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)    		500Confirmed Breeding
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		160
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		1260Confirmed Breeding
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		4980Confirmed Breeding
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		290
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		80
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		340
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		30
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		10
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		240
    361Owl, Marsh
    (Asio capensis)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		70


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 08:07
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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