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    Rockwall Dam (25302712)

    North West
    Card 508275
    Compiler 11753
    Location code 25302712Rockwall Dam (North West)
    Start date 2020-01-25
    Season SSummer
    Start time 06:15
    End time 10:00
    Shoreline covered 85
    Openwater covered 85
    Total Species 30
    Total Count 725
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 4Motor vehicle
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		40
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		150Probably Breeding
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		1450Probably Breeding
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		190Probably Breeding
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		40
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		210
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		10
    64Heron, Black
    (Egretta ardesiaca)    		50
    76Stork, Yellow-billed
    (Mycteria ibis)    		670
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		70
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		100
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		220
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		720Probably Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		30
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		60
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1270
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		30
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		613
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		520
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		380
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		60
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		110
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		90
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		70
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10


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    Sunday 14 December 2025 10:59
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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