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    Devon Dam (26222847)

    Gauteng
    Card 512609
    Compiler 613
    Location code 26222847Devon Dam (Gauteng)
    Start date 2026-07-24
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:20
    End time 07:53
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 13
    Total Count 301
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 8Hunting/trapping/poaching of birds
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Ducks were moving between the dam and adjacent harvested maize fields. Hunters and their dogs were seen walking along the base of the dam wall at the start of the count.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Jurgens Becker
     
    2045Rouxdene Deysel
     
    13111Natalie Horn
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		30
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		110
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		30
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		260
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		2300
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		60
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		20
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		90


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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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