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    Rynfield Dam (26092821)

    Gauteng
    Card 511952
    Compiler 613
    Location code 26092821Rynfield Dam (Gauteng)
    Start date 2026-02-17
    Season SSummer
    Start time 10:55
    End time 12:26
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 17
    Total Count 198
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The Victor Penning Bird Sanctuary which comprises the lower half of this site has become completely overgrown with reeds and Water Hyacinth. No open water remains below the dam wall.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		80
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		40
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		110
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		820
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		40
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		221Confirmed Breeding
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		60
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		330
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		10
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20
    10004Goose, Domestic
    (Anser anser domesticus)    		180


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    Friday 13 March 2026 04:08
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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