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    Rockwall Dam (25302712)

    North West
    Card 509740
    Compiler 20427
    Location code 25302712Rockwall Dam (North West)
    Start date 2022-07-23
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:15
    End time 12:30
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 30
    Total Count 686
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Pollution present on the shoreline, 1 x Lesser flamingo deceased
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Ingrid Smith
     
    0Pam van Heerden
     
    0Shaun McGillewie
     
    0Wynand Sauerman
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		730
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		60
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		110
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		70
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		270
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		50
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		50
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		130
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		360
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		650
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		40
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		80
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		550
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		50
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		40
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		580
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		2000
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		30
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		170
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		240
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		30
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		160
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		100
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		110
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		130


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    Saturday 21 March 2026 05:43
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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