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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
256		Calidris pugnax	1	12.57	21
72		Scopus umbretta	1	2.00	10
1016		Anas platyrhynchos	1	5.41	20
269	Avocet, Pied	Recurvirostra avosetta	1	125.25	750	250	125	190
66	Bittern, Dwarf	Ixobrychus sturmii	3	3.00	3
67	Bittern, Little	Ixobrychus minutus	1	1.72	4
212	Coot, Red-knobbed	Fulica cristata	5	1280.37	7721	5000	2500
50	Cormorant, Reed	Microcarbo africanus	2	166.23	342
47	Cormorant, White-breasted	Phalacrocorax lucidus	2	325.49	1157			130
199	Crake, African	Crex egregia	1	1.67	2			-1
203	Crake, Black	Zaporina flavirostra	1	17.88	63
52	Darter, African	Anhinga rufa	1	161.34	613	500	250
95	Duck, African Black	Anas sparsa	2	9.16	39
10006	Duck, Domestic	Anas platyrhynchos domesticus	1	6.92	20
101	Duck, Fulvous Whistling	Dendrocygna bicolor	1	10.71	28
91	Duck, Knob-billed	Sarkidiornis melanotos	2	6.89	28
1017	Duck, Mandarin	Aix galericulata	1	1.67	2
10003	Duck, Muscovy	Cairina moschata	1	1.00	1
10014	Duck, Unidentified	Anas sp.	1	25.71	100
104	Duck, White-backed	Thalassornis leuconotus	2	3.67	7
100	Duck, White-faced Whistling	Dendrocygna viduata	3	255.21	927
96	Duck, Yellow-billed	Anas undulata	5	138.91	310
58	Egret, Great	Ardea alba	1	9.45	28
60	Egret, Intermediate [x]	Ardea intermedia	1	4.89	21
59	Egret, Little	Egretta garzetta	2	40.94	148
61	Egret, Western Cattle	Bubulcus ibis	1	663.69	2003
14799	Egret, Yellow-billed	Egretta brachyrhyncha	1	11.57	35
149	Fish Eagle, African	Haliaeetus vocifer	2	4.30	8
86	Flamingo, Greater	Phoenicopterus roseus	1	26.64	140
87	Flamingo, Lesser	Phoeniconaias minor	1	4.00	7
10004	Goose, Domestic	Anser anser domesticus	1	23.70	363
89	Goose, Egyptian	Alopochen aegyptiaca	3	340.03	1019
88	Goose, Spur-winged	Plectropterus gambensis	1	6.94	39
5	Grebe, Black-necked	Podiceps nigricollis	1	12.00	34
4	Grebe, Great Crested	Podiceps cristatus	1	18.94	105	50	25	100
6	Grebe, Little	Tachybaptus ruficollis	1	208.28	775	500	250
263	Greenshank, Common	Tringa nebularia	1	4.67	10
288	Gull, Grey-headed	Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus	1	108.09	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	5.78	16
55	Heron, Black-headed	Ardea melanocephala	1	12.56	64
56	Heron, Goliath	Ardea goliath	1	5.63	18
54	Heron, Grey	Ardea cinerea	2	45.31	130
57	Heron, Purple	Ardea purpurea	1	7.53	19
62	Heron, Squacco	Ardeola ralloides	2	25.70	162
63	Heron, Striated	Butorides striata	1	8.09	26
10011	Heron, Unidentified	Ardea sp.	1	1.00	1
81	Ibis, African Sacred	Threskiornis aethiopicus	16	333.58	1107		1000
83	Ibis, Glossy	Plegadis falcinellus	2	40.92	172
84	Ibis, Hadada	Bostrychia hagedash	6	94.35	172
228	Jacana, African	Actophilornis africanus	1	12.30	44
402	Kingfisher, Brown-hooded	Halcyon albiventris	1	2.00	3
395	Kingfisher, Giant	Megaceryle maxima	0	3.83	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	17.88	54
247	Lapwing, African Wattled	Vanellus senegallus	1	14.38	51
245	Lapwing, Blacksmith	Vanellus armatus	3	199.06	422
10015	Mallard, Hybrid	Anas hybrid	1	7.00	21
210	Moorhen, Common	Gallinula chloropus	12	85.68	312
69	Night Heron, Black-crowned	Nycticorax nycticorax	1	7.38	54
172	Osprey, Western	Pandion haliaetus	1	1.25	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	1	8.20	27
238	Plover, Three-banded	Charadrius tricollaris	1	8.86	31
1332	Pochard, Red-crested	Netta rufina	2	4.50	7
102	Pochard, Southern	Netta erythrophthalma	1	34.38	250		250
258	Sandpiper, Common	Actitis hypoleucos	1	5.73	23
251	Sandpiper, Curlew	Calidris ferruginea	1	1.00	1
262	Sandpiper, Marsh	Tringa stagnatilis	1	2.33	4
264	Sandpiper, Wood	Tringa glareola	1	9.38	30
90	Shelduck, South African	Tadorna cana	1	3.17	10
94	Shoveler, Cape	Anas smithii	2	34.78	147
250	Snipe, African	Gallinago nigripennis	1	1.67	3
85	Spoonbill, African	Platalea alba	1	14.53	146		75
270	Stilt, Black-winged	Himantopus himantopus	2	75.71	662		500
253	Stint, Little	Calidris minuta	2	28.60	105
76	Stork, Yellow-billed	Mycteria ibis	1	7.45	23
208	Swamphen, African	Porphyrio madagascariensis	1	5.19	12
10007	Swan, Black	Cygnus atratus	1	1.20	2
884	Swan, Mute	Cygnus olor	1	2.46	4
99	Teal, Blue-billed	Anas hottentota	1	3.22	7
98	Teal, Cape	Anas capensis	2	51.35	135
97	Teal, Red-billed	Anas erythrorhyncha	0	30.82	121
290	Tern, Caspian	Hydroprogne caspia	2	15.85	71		68	20
305	Tern, Whiskered	Chlidonias hybrida	1	14.50	51
304	Tern, White-winged	Chlidonias leucopterus	1	15.79	75
274	Thick-knee, Water	Burhinus vermiculatus	1	1.00	1
685	Wagtail, African Pied	Motacilla aguimp	4	15.48	48
686	Wagtail, Cape	Motacilla capensis	2	37.68	147

Saturday 16 May 2026 01:03
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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North West

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