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    Leeukuil Dam (26412753)

    Gauteng
    Card 511916
    Compiler 613
    Location code 26412753Leeukuil Dam (Gauteng)
    Start date 2026-02-10
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:26
    End time 10:43
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 43
    Total Count 1785
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 15Pollution by domestic sewage
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Site threatened by uncontrolled sewage inflow, widespread dumping of household waste and uncontrolled disposal of large volumes of rubble in the north.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Andries Mphuti
     
    0Sello Mashiloane
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		100
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		220
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		60
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		80
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		40
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		130
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		270
    64Heron, Black
    (Egretta ardesiaca)    		30
    67Bittern, Little
    (Ixobrychus minutus)    		20
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		20
    76Stork, Yellow-billed
    (Mycteria ibis)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		970
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		1560
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		400
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1130
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		531Confirmed Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		20
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		251Confirmed Breeding
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		362Confirmed Breeding
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		200
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		931Confirmed Breeding
    101Duck, Fulvous Whistling
    (Dendrocygna bicolor)    		30
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		40
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		40Confirmed Breeding
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		334Confirmed Breeding
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		2063Confirmed Breeding
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		90
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		3220
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		140
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		50
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		570
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		2030
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		1460
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		270
    361Owl, Marsh
    (Asio capensis)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		50
    689Wagtail, Western Yellow
    (Motacilla flava)    		20


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    Thursday 12 March 2026 07:55
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    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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