Rietspruit (Rooikraal) (26202817) | |
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Gauteng | |
CWAC status | REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY |
Authority | Private |
Management status | PRIVATE LAND |
Conservation status | UNPROTECTED |
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Date_registered |
1994-07-16 |
Brief_description |
A dam on the Rietspruit, with an adjacent permanent marsh. Cattle Egret and Glossy Ibis are common in summer; flamingos are more numerous in winter. No Palearctic waders are consistently common, but a large count of Ruff was made in summer 1997, when Greyheaded Gulls were also numerous. A good variety of rails occurs. A high number of species is recorded, but there is a decline in species diversity and in the total number of birds in winter. Species showing a strong decline in winter numbers include Dabchick, Yellowbilled Duck, Redbilled Teal and Greater Flamingo. The dumping of tailings from a nearby mine is a critical problem, while siltation and reed encroachment are severe threats. Industrial pollution, and the recent appearance of squatters, are important threats. Another potential problem is posed by recreational users. |
Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
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256 | , Ruff | Calidris pugnax | 6 | 128.50 | 352 | |||
269 | Avocet, Pied | Recurvirostra avosetta | 2 | 10.57 | 32 | |||
67 | Bittern, Little | Ixobrychus minutus | 1 | 1.33 | 2 | |||
212 | Coot, Red-knobbed | Fulica cristata | 9 | 48.61 | 125 | |||
50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 1 | 7.50 | 19 | |||
47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 1 | 2.57 | 6 | |||
199 | Crake, African | Crex egregia | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | -1 | ||
202 | Crake, Baillon's | Zaporina pusilla | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
203 | Crake, Black | Zaporina flavirostra | 1 | 2.05 | 6 | |||
198 | Crake, Corn | Crex crex | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
201 | Crake, Spotted | Porzana porzana | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 1 | 2.95 | 11 | |||
95 | Duck, African Black | Anas sparsa | 2 | 2.75 | 5 | |||
101 | Duck, Fulvous Whistling | Dendrocygna bicolor | 1 | 1.80 | 2 | |||
10014 | Duck, Unidentified | Anas sp. | 1 | 5.71 | 21 | |||
100 | Duck, White-faced Whistling | Dendrocygna viduata | 1 | 20.00 | 144 | |||
96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 1 | 14.19 | 84 | |||
58 | Egret, Great | Ardea alba | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
60 | Egret, Intermediate | Ardea intermedia | 1 | 2.50 | 6 | |||
59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Bubulcus ibis | 1 | 152.39 | 908 | |||
86 | Flamingo, Greater | Phoenicopterus roseus | 1 | 58.00 | 118 | |||
87 | Flamingo, Lesser | Phoeniconaias minor | 1 | 12.75 | 46 | |||
205 | Flufftail, Red-chested | Sarothrura rufa | 1 | 2.00 | 5 | |||
89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 1 | 4.94 | 29 | |||
88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 1 | 6.69 | 19 | |||
4 | Grebe, Great Crested | Podiceps cristatus | 1 | 2.21 | 5 | |||
6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 1 | 4.89 | 14 | |||
263 | Greenshank, Common | Tringa nebularia | 1 | 1.75 | 3 | |||
288 | Gull, Grey-headed | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | 1 | 195.46 | 1985 | 1000 | 500 | |
167 | Harrier, African Marsh | Circus ranivorus | 1 | 1.25 | 2 | |||
64 | Heron, Black | Egretta ardesiaca | 1 | 1.29 | 2 | |||
55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 1 | 4.57 | 28 | |||
56 | Heron, Goliath | Ardea goliath | 1 | 1.14 | 2 | |||
54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 1 | 2.71 | 8 | |||
57 | Heron, Purple | Ardea purpurea | 1 | 1.14 | 2 | |||
62 | Heron, Squacco | Ardeola ralloides | 1 | 1.33 | 2 | |||
63 | Heron, Striated | Butorides striata | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 1 | 9.08 | 39 | |||
83 | Ibis, Glossy | Plegadis falcinellus | 1 | 31.61 | 155 | |||
84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 1 | 3.69 | 14 | |||
397 | Kingfisher, Malachite | Corythornis cristatus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
247 | Lapwing, African Wattled | Vanellus senegallus | 1 | 3.74 | 9 | |||
245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 4 | 12.79 | 31 | |||
509 | Martin, Brown-throated | Riparia paludicola | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
210 | Moorhen, Common | Gallinula chloropus | 2 | 7.56 | 18 | |||
211 | Moorhen, Lesser | Paragallinula angulata | 1 | 1.25 | 2 | |||
69 | Night Heron, Black-crowned | Nycticorax nycticorax | 1 | 1.25 | 2 | |||
360 | Owl, African Grass | Tyto capensis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
361 | Owl, Marsh | Asio capensis | 1 | 3.40 | 8 | |||
272 | Phalarope, Red-necked | Phalaropus lobatus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 1 | 2.33 | 8 | |||
102 | Pochard, Southern | Netta erythrophthalma | 2 | 3.83 | 7 | |||
197 | Rail, African | Rallus caerulescens | 1 | 3.13 | 12 | -1 | ||
258 | Sandpiper, Common | Actitis hypoleucos | 10 | 11.00 | 12 | |||
251 | Sandpiper, Curlew | Calidris ferruginea | 77 | 77.00 | 77 | |||
262 | Sandpiper, Marsh | Tringa stagnatilis | 1 | 5.10 | 35 | |||
264 | Sandpiper, Wood | Tringa glareola | 2 | 4.88 | 22 | |||
90 | Shelduck, South African | Tadorna cana | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
94 | Shoveler, Cape | Anas smithii | 1 | 3.75 | 9 | |||
250 | Snipe, African | Gallinago nigripennis | 1 | 2.21 | 9 | |||
85 | Spoonbill, African | Platalea alba | 1 | 1.60 | 3 | |||
270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 1 | 5.44 | 16 | |||
253 | Stint, Little | Calidris minuta | 2 | 26.60 | 88 | |||
76 | Stork, Yellow-billed | Mycteria ibis | 1 | 2.00 | 3 | |||
208 | Swamphen, African | Porphyrio madagascariensis | 1 | 2.76 | 6 | |||
99 | Teal, Blue-billed | Anas hottentota | 1 | 4.24 | 15 | |||
98 | Teal, Cape | Anas capensis | 1 | 2.60 | 5 | |||
97 | Teal, Red-billed | Anas erythrorhyncha | 1 | 12.93 | 106 | |||
10009 | Tern, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
305 | Tern, Whiskered | Chlidonias hybrida | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
304 | Tern, White-winged | Chlidonias leucopterus | 1 | 7.33 | 17 | |||
10008 | Wader, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 1 | 2.83 | 9 | |||
686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 1 | 2.95 | 14 |