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    Roodeplaat Dam (25382821)

    Gauteng
    Card 511877
    Compiler 613
    Location code 25382821Roodeplaat Dam (Gauteng)
    Start date 2026-02-02
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:05
    End time 11:56
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 29
    Total Count 753
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 3Overgrown by alien vegetation
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Very hot. Main dam counted by boat. Seekoegat area counted on foot. Water Hyacinth more widespread than on previous count. White-breasted Cormorant found tangled in fishing line.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Lorraine Mills
     
    1764Sean West
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		1340
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		1390
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		680
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		60
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		50
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		40
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		40
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		500
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		190
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1260Confirmed Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		460
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		30
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		370
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		280
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		20
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		350
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		30
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		40
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		160
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		20
    10004Goose, Domestic
    (Anser anser domesticus)    		110


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    Saturday 04 April 2026 11:20
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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