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    Bronkhorstspruit Dam (25542842)

    Gauteng
    Card 503053
    Compiler 613
    Location code 25542842Bronkhorstspruit Dam (Gauteng)
    Start date 2013-07-25
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:49
    End time 13:00
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 41
    Total Count 3987
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Very cold initially. Both rivers entering the dam were very shallow and could not be navigated. Extensive mud flats.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		3090
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		60
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		20
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		70
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		2170
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		90
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		520
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		10
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		400
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		30
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		1310
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		480
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		280
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Spatula hottentota)    		10
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)    		110
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		570
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		22200
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		20
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		820
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		1350
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		1420
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		110
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		10
    257Sandpiper, Terek
    (Xenus cinereus)    		10
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		10
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		520
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		440
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		170
    361Owl, Marsh
    (Asio capensis)    		10
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		3400
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		20


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 08:29
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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