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    Bronkhorstspruit Dam (25542842)

    Gauteng
    Card 509447
    Compiler 613
    Location code 25542842Bronkhorstspruit Dam (Gauteng)
    Start date 2022-01-22
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:49
    End time 11:37
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 29
    Total Count 958
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Very high water level. Water right up into the grassland and no mud flats so no wader habitat. Wind picked up towards the end of the count. Threats includes ongoing pollution from pig farm and Water Hyacinth.
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    1764Sean West
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		40
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		130
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		30
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		30
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		40
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		40
    64Heron, Black
    (Egretta ardesiaca)    		60
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		190
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		2240Confirmed Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		100
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		1150Confirmed Breeding
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		10
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		40
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		680
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		2700
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		1330Confirmed Breeding
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		60
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		10
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		40
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		90
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		340
    10004Goose, Domestic
    (Anser anser domesticus)    		140
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (Anas sp.)    		10


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    Thursday 22 January 2026 03:07
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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