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    Premier Dam (25482851)

    Gauteng
    Card 512585
    Compiler 613
    Location code 25482851Premier Dam (Gauteng)
    Start date 2026-07-23
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:18
    End time 12:10
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 29
    Total Count 284
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 3Overgrown by alien vegetation
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Wilge River and dam wall area blocked by Water Hyacinth. Also invaded by Salvinia. Windy towards the end of the count.
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    1764Sean West
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		100
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		160
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		130
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    67Bittern, Little
    (Ixobrychus minutus)    		20
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		360
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		270
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		480
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		20
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		20
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    197Rail, African
    (Rallus caerulescens)    		10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		430
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		90
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		330
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		30
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		92Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		50
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		10
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		30
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		10
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40
    10003Duck, Muscovy
    (Cairina moschata)    		60


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    Monday 17 August 2026 07:12
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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