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    Bronkhorstspruit Dam (25542842)

    Gauteng
    Card 505257
    Compiler 613
    Location code 25542842Bronkhorstspruit Dam (Gauteng)
    Start date 2015-07-30
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:31
    End time 11:43
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 33
    Total Count 5130
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Extremely cold at start; water level too low to allow much boat access into streams that feed the dam
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		730
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		390
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		690
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		130
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		50
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		140
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		30
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		40
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		2020Confirmed Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		160
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		1670
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		2590
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		10
    197Rail, African
    (Rallus caerulescens)    		10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)    		50
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		40
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		1300
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		38140
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		50
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		450
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		280
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		1010
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		20
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		20
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		50
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		1080
    10004Goose, Domestic
    (Anser anser)    		50


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 08:39
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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