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Hartbeespoort Dam (25452752)
North West
CWAC status	REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY
Authority	Private
Management status	PROVINCIAL GAME/NATURE RESERVE
Conservation status	PARTLY PROTECTED
IBA information	SA025 - MAGALIESBERG & WITWATERSBERG
Ramsar information
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Date_registered
1995-01-15
Brief_description
Small numbers of species have been recorded, the commonest bird being Whiskered Tern. There is great disturbance from human activities such as boating, water-skiing and fishing. The bird rich areas became prime development sites & became out-of-bounds for regular monitoring & as more people began to use the dam the water quality degraded appallingly. Counts were initially suspended in 1999 but in 2009 it was started up again. Further monitoring is required.

Spp	Common name	Taxonomic name	Min	Avg	Max	IBA	Subregional IBA	RAMSAR
1016		Anas platyrhynchos	1	6.36	20
10015		Anas hybrid	1	7.00	21
72		Scopus umbretta	1	2.14	10
256		Calidris pugnax	1	12.57	21
269	Avocet, Pied	Recurvirostra avosetta	1	50.91	165		125
66	Bittern, Dwarf	Ixobrychus sturmii	3	3.00	3
67	Bittern, Little	Ixobrychus minutus	1	1.60	4
212	Coot, Red-knobbed	Fulica cristata	5	1576.42	7721	5000	2500
50	Cormorant, Reed	Microcarbo africanus	2	182.75	342
47	Cormorant, White-breasted	Phalacrocorax lucidus	2	288.75	679			130
199	Crake, African	Crecopsis egregia	1	1.00	1			-1
203	Crake, Black	Zapornia flavirostra	1	16.91	63
52	Darter, African	Anhinga rufa	1	144.67	399		250
95	Duck, African Black	Anas sparsa	2	10.76	39
10006	Duck, Domestic	Anas platyrhynchos	1	6.27	14
101	Duck, Fulvous Whistling	Dendrocygna bicolor	1	14.20	28
91	Duck, Knob-billed	Sarkidiornis melanotos	4	5.40	8
1017	Duck, Mandarin	Aix galericulata	1	1.67	2
10003	Duck, Muscovy	Cairina moschata	1	1.00	1
10014	Duck, Unidentified	N/A N/A	1	25.71	100
104	Duck, White-backed	Thalassornis leuconotus	2	3.67	7
100	Duck, White-faced Whistling	Dendrocygna viduata	3	238.39	882
96	Duck, Yellow-billed	Anas undulata	5	149.21	310
149	Eagle, African Fish	Haliaeetus vocifer	2	3.55	7
58	Egret, Great	Ardea alba	1	11.22	28
60	Egret, Intermediate	Ardea intermedia	1	5.13	21
59	Egret, Little	Egretta garzetta	2	39.39	148
61	Egret, Western Cattle	Bubulcus ibis	2	717.46	2003
86	Flamingo, Greater	Phoenicopterus roseus	1	29.25	140
87	Flamingo, Lesser	Phoeniconaias minor	1	4.00	7
10004	Goose, Domestic	Anser anser	1	33.31	363
89	Goose, Egyptian	Alopochen aegyptiaca	3	391.05	1019
88	Goose, Spur-winged	Plectropterus gambensis	1	4.63	19
5	Grebe, Black-necked	Podiceps nigricollis	1	15.33	34
4	Grebe, Great Crested	Podiceps cristatus	1	20.06	105	50	25	100
6	Grebe, Little	Tachybaptus ruficollis	1	140.62	486		250
263	Greenshank, Common	Tringa nebularia	1	5.50	10
288	Gull, Grey-headed	Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus	4	143.43	438
167	Harrier, African Marsh	Circus ranivorus	1	1.00	1
166	Harrier, Western Marsh	Circus aeruginosus	1	1.00	1
64	Heron, Black	Egretta ardesiaca	1	6.88	16
69	Heron, Black-crowned Night	Nycticorax nycticorax	1	9.13	54
55	Heron, Black-headed	Ardea melanocephala	1	11.52	64
56	Heron, Goliath	Ardea goliath	1	5.88	18
54	Heron, Grey	Ardea cinerea	2	44.29	96
57	Heron, Purple	Ardea purpurea	1	8.04	19
62	Heron, Squacco	Ardeola ralloides	2	21.71	59
63	Heron, Striated	Butorides striata	3	8.95	23
10011	Heron, Unidentified	N/A N/A	1	1.00	1
81	Ibis, African Sacred	Threskiornis aethiopicus	16	313.82	1107		1000
83	Ibis, Glossy	Plegadis falcinellus	2	31.53	137
84	Ibis, Hadada	Bostrychia hagedash	6	82.17	149
228	Jacana, African	Actophilornis africanus	1	9.82	44
395	Kingfisher, Giant	Megaceryle maxima	1	3.80	10
396	Kingfisher, Half-collared	Alcedo semitorquata	2	2.00	2
397	Kingfisher, Malachite	Corythornis cristatus	1	3.00	5
394	Kingfisher, Pied	Ceryle rudis	2	21.04	54
247	Lapwing, African Wattled	Vanellus senegallus	1	16.19	51
245	Lapwing, Blacksmith	Vanellus armatus	3	190.82	342
210	Moorhen, Common	Gallinula chloropus	12	77.96	264
172	Osprey, Western	Pandion haliaetus	1	1.50	2
360	Owl, African Grass	Tyto capensis	1	1.00	1
361	Owl, Marsh	Asio capensis	1	2.00	3
237	Plover, Kittlitz's	Charadrius pecuarius	3	10.00	27
238	Plover, Three-banded	Charadrius tricollaris	2	10.78	31
1332	Pochard, Red-crested	Netta rufina	2	4.50	7
102	Pochard, Southern	Netta erythrophthalma	1	28.19	188
258	Sandpiper, Common	Actitis hypoleucos	1	6.82	23
262	Sandpiper, Marsh	Tringa stagnatilis	1	2.33	4
264	Sandpiper, Wood	Tringa glareola	1	11.31	30
90	Shelduck, South African	Tadorna cana	1	3.60	10
94	Shoveler, Cape	Spatula smithii	2	39.45	147
250	Snipe, African	Gallinago nigripennis	1	1.67	3
85	Spoonbill, African	Platalea alba	1	16.62	146		75
270	Stilt, Black-winged	Himantopus himantopus	2	24.80	132
253	Stint, Little	Calidris minuta	2	28.60	105
76	Stork, Yellow-billed	Mycteria ibis	1	5.90	12
208	Swamphen, African	Porphyrio madagascariensis	1	5.60	12
10007	Swan, Black	Cygnus atratus	1	1.25	2
884	Swan, Mute	Cygnus olor	1	2.25	4
99	Teal, Blue-billed	Spatula hottentota	1	2.75	5
98	Teal, Cape	Anas capensis	3	53.95	135
97	Teal, Red-billed	Anas erythrorhyncha	3	39.38	121
290	Tern, Caspian	Hydroprogne caspia	3	21.00	71		68	20
305	Tern, Whiskered	Chlidonias hybrida	5	25.33	51
304	Tern, White-winged	Chlidonias leucopterus	1	13.92	75
274	Thick-knee, Water	Burhinus vermiculatus	1	1.00	1
685	Wagtail, African Pied	Motacilla aguimp	4	13.09	33
686	Wagtail, Cape	Motacilla capensis	2	42.17	147

Saturday 04 February 2023 06:02
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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North West

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