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    Vogelstruisbult Dam (26192828)

    Gauteng
    Card 512602
    Compiler 613
    Location code 26192828Vogelstruisbult Dam (Gauteng)
    Start date 2026-07-17
    Season WWinter
    Start time 10:07
    End time 10:53
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 21
    Total Count 401
    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 An excavator was in the process of clearing an earth channel to allow sewage flowing out of a manhole to drain from the urban area towards the dam.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		100
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		30
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		60
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		50
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		40
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		350
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		20
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		30
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		20
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		2952Confirmed Breeding
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		20
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		60
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		180
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		10
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20


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    Saturday 12 September 2026 09:09
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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