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    Premier Dam (25482851)

    Gauteng
    Card 504339
    Compiler 613
    Location code 25482851Premier Dam (Gauteng)
    Start date 2014-07-23
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:54
    End time 11:00
    Shoreline covered 75
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 30
    Total Count 655
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Extremely cold; massive increase in Water Hyacinth infestation since winter 2013
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		110
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		190
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		160
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		40
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		60
    67Bittern, Little
    (Ixobrychus minutus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		40
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		60
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		140
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		50
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		30
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		1330
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		150
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Spatula hottentota)    		70
    197Rail, African
    (Rallus caerulescens)    		40
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)    		630Confirmed Breeding
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		110
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		800
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		2000
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		80
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		150
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		10
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		50
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		130
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 11:05
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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