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Rietspruit (Rooikraal) (26202817)
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
256		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

Sunday 22 December 2024 05:13
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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Rietspruit (Rooikraal) (26202817)

Gauteng

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