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    Roodeplaat Dam (25382821)

    Gauteng
    Card 9081
    Compiler 613
    Location code 25382821Roodeplaat Dam (Gauteng)
    Start date 2007-08-03
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07.41.00
    End time 10.45.00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 39
    Total Count 3080
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Water level extremely low about 50 m of shallow sloping shoreline exposed for first time in at least 7 years. Inflows reduced to narrow channels.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		580
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		49534Confirmed Breeding
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		4120
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		1380
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		290
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		20
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		150
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		40
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		50
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		20
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		100
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		110
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1170Confirmed Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		140
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		4310
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		100
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		90
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		320
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		60
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		9620
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		60
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		70
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		480
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		420
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		10
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		10
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		150
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		1150
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		90
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		540
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		40
    1017Duck, Mandarin
    (Aix galericulata)    		20
    1332Pochard, Red-crested
    (Netta rufina)    		10
    10006Duck, Domestic
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		20


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