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    Premier Dam (25482851)

    Gauteng
    Card 510631
    Compiler 613
    Location code 25482851Premier Dam (Gauteng)
    Start date 2024-02-22
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:39
    End time 11:48
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 29
    Total Count 185
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 3Overgrown by alien vegetation
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Heavy hyacinth infestation. Shoreline, most of dam, Wilge River and upstream section of the Bronkhorstspruit covered with hyacinth. Bronkhorstspruit River counted by boat, drove to dam wall and walked southern side of the Wilge River. Seepage wetlands in the latter area drier than during previous count.
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    1764Sean West
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		60
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)    		340
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		20
    67Bittern, Little
    (Ixobrychus minutus)    		10
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		10
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		60
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		80
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		110
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    197Rail, African
    (Rallus caerulescens)    		10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)    		250
    205Flufftail, Red-chested
    (Sarothrura rufa)    		20
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		30
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		271Confirmed Breeding
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		10
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		110
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		30
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		10
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		220
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		20
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 01:00
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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