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    Bronkhorstspruit Dam (25542842)

    Gauteng
    Card 512598
    Compiler 613
    Location code 25542842Bronkhorstspruit Dam (Gauteng)
    Start date 2026-07-22
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:16
    End time 12:15
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 30
    Total Count 1843
    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 The Bronkhorstspruit inflow and adjacent dam were completely covered by Water Hyacinth. This section was counted on foot from the western shore. The rest of the dam was counted from a boat.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    1764Sean West
     
    2045Rouxdene Deysel
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		70
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		100
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		110
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		70
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		20
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		200
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		6583Confirmed Breeding
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		40
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		100
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		1040
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		200
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		30
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		110
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		840
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		6880
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		160
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		800
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		10
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		840
    10004Goose, Domestic
    (Anser anser domesticus)    		80


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    Wednesday 26 August 2026 06:53
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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