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    Premier Dam (25482851)

    Gauteng
    Card 510136
    Compiler 613
    Location code 25482851Premier Dam (Gauteng)
    Start date 2023-07-21
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:50
    End time 10:00
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 27
    Total Count 283
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 3Overgrown by alien vegetation
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Heavy hyacinth infestation. Bronkhorstsprruit River accessible from old pump station to riverside development. Wilge River counted on foot from southern shore. Stretches of open water remain but could not be reached by boat. Main waterbody counted from southern shore as large expanse of hyacinth prevented access via boat. Bramble encroaching owl wetland habitat to south of Wilge River. Wetland area also used extensively by bushpigs. New pump station and pipeline development ongoing with associated disturbance. Part of nearby ridge excavated as borrow pit.
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    1764Sean West
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		90
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		140
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		130
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		120
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		50
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		30
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		790
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		270
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		620
    197Rail, African
    (Rallus caerulescens)    		30
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		190
    205Flufftail, Red-chested
    (Sarothrura rufa)    		10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		70
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		60
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		40
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		10
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		20
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		10
    360Owl, African Grass
    (Tyto capensis)    		20
    361Owl, Marsh
    (Asio capensis)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		30


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    Friday 24 October 2025 03:26
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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