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    Bon Accord Dam (25372811)

    Gauteng
    Card 6726
    Compiler 613
    Location code 25372811Bon Accord Dam (Gauteng)
    Start date 2005-07-07
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:45:00
    End time 09:30:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 27
    Total Count 1449
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 1
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		80
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		690
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		1300
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		500
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		600
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		40
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		50
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		1550
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		770Confirmed Breeding
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		20
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		10
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		50
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		90
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		230
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		6340
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		170
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		1800
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		50
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		20


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    Monday 15 December 2025 12:48
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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