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    Roodeplaat Dam (25382821)

    Gauteng
    Card 501113
    Compiler 613
    Location code 25382821Roodeplaat Dam (Gauteng)
    Start date 2009-07-09
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:40
    End time 09:25
    Shoreline covered 65
    Openwater covered 70
    Total Species 30
    Total Count 1464
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Approximately 25% of the surface of the dam is covered with Water Hyacinth and therefore impossible to count. A further 5% is inaccessible due to booms across the water.
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0A. Matabane
     
    0H. Tshisikule
     
    0R. Deysel
     
    0S. West
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		10
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		410
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		1310
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		1660
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		1330
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		40
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		20
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		120
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		70
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		440
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		50
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		150
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		110
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		500Confirmed Breeding
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		30
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		460
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		710
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		80
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		140
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		5740
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		90
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		310
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		580
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		140
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40


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    Wednesday 10 December 2025 03:44
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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