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    Roodeplaat Dam (25382821)

    Gauteng
    Card 6736
    Compiler 613
    Location code 25382821Roodeplaat Dam (Gauteng)
    Start date 2005-07-08
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:30:00
    End time 11:40:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 37
    Total Count 2824
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Water hyacinth continues to infest shoreline and major inlets.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		160
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		940
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		1150
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		1440
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		770
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		30
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		170
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		30
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		40
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		30
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		190
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		40
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		671Confirmed Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		1361Confirmed Breeding
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		820
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		100
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)    		260
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		161Confirmed Breeding
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		1122Confirmed Breeding
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		178520Confirmed Breeding
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		390
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		190
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		30
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		100


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