CWAC: Coordinated Waterbird Counts

Newsletter 16 — June 2000

Dear CWACers,

Summer 2000 count

The beginning of the new millennium marked the seventeenth count for CWAC. Results show that the flooding that occurred in the northern half of the country has had an impact on both the counts and waterbird populations. In total 249 410 waterbirds were counted from 239 sites - the overall total being comparatively lower than both the Summer 1999 (304 343) and Winter 1999 (324 034) figures. The heavy rain that caused extensive flooding of some sites resulted in zero counts or no counts at these sites, some of which usually hold significant amount of waterbirds.

Large amounts of water in the surrounding landscape, particularly in ephemeral and seasonal pans, were evident. The results suggest that waterbirds were more dispersed and widespread than usual. There are literally thousands of these wetlands which remain uncensused. CWAC, through regular long-term monitoring, can help to highlight the role of temporary wetlands in waterbird ecology, and provide some quantitative answers.

12 sites were counted for the first time and included six from the Western Cape (Soetendalsvlei, Bellair Dam, Gourits River: Mouth - Low water bridge, Goukou River: Mouth - Cobb Hole, Duiwenhoks River: Mouth - Melkhoutkraal and Slent Farm Dam), three from the Northern Cape (Pudu Farm Dam, Marrick Pan and Holpan/Graspan Pans) and one each from Mpumalanga (Kanhym Pan 4), Northern Province (Naboomspruit Sewage Works), and Eastern Cape (Bushmans River: Mouth - Ghio Bridge).

Breeding data

Judging from the summer 2000 forms, there has been a favourable response to the breeding information sections that were introduced in this count. We hope that more and more counters will contribute to this part of the census. This information will help monitor breeding activity at the sites and may just reveal as yet unknown breeding sites for some of our lesser known waterbirds.

River counts

We are excited to have received some new count information from three rivers in the Western Cape (Gourits, Goukou and Duiwenhoks) and one in the Eastern Cape (Bushmans River). These counts have been initiated by Mr Mossie Basson (Cape Nature Conservation) and Tony Tree (ADU Research Associate) respectively. Very little is known about waterbird densities and diversity on rivers in South Africa - the lower Orange River is the only South African river which has been studied extensively in this regard.

We have already received indication from Dr Henk Bouwman and Dr Andr‚ Vosloo at Potchestroom University that they will be surveying a section of the Vaal River Important Bird Area (IBA) this coming winter, while a member of the Phalaborwa Bird Club is keen to get involved with counting a 12 km stretch of the Olifants River. This is encouraging and we would like to motivate other compilers or observers to get involved with counts on rivers.

Highlights - Summer 2000

166 Great Crested Grebe counted at Wilderness Lakes-Touw System.
400 Cape Cormorant at the Berg River Mouth.
Yellowbilled Storks were numerous and widespread this summer: Lake St Lucia (114), Krugersdrift Dam (33), Kalkfontein Dam (20), Erfenis Dam (18), Bloemhof Dam (13), Tshanetshe Pan (11), Kanhym Pan (4), Shokwe Pan (4), Nyamithi Pan (1), Doorndraai Dam (1) and Verlorenvlei (1).
Good numbers of Woollynecked Stork were counted at Richards Bay Wetlands (43), Lake St Lucia (18), Ndlebeni Pan (3), Mfazana Pans (2) and Mlalazi River Estuary (1). Four Openbilled Storks were recorded at Bhanzi Pan, two White Storks at Slent Farm Dam and a single Saddlebilled Stork at Lake St Lucia.
Notable numbers of South African Shelduck were counted at Radyn Dam (516), Erfenis Dam (488), Gariep Dam East (393), Bellair Dam (272), Gariep Dam West (142), Verkeerdevlei (140), Kalkfontein Dam (129) and Olive Hills Farm Dam (115). Large numbers of Fulvous Duck were counted at Marievale Bird Sanctuary (299), while the only sizable count of Whitebacked Duck was recorded at Lake Chrissie East Pan (35).
High numbers of Goliath Heron were recorded from Bloemhof Dam (58), Lake St Lucia (53), Allemanskraal Dam (29), Gariep Dam West (21), Marievale Bird Sanctuary (19) and Erfenis Dam (17).
Crowned Cranes were seen at Waterford Farm Dams (24), Blood River Vlei (10), Klipfontein Bird Santuary (5), Reichneau Mission Dam (3), Chelmsford Dam (2), Hlatikulu Valley (2) and Lakenvlei West (2). The two birds at Blood River Vlei were also recorded breeding, and breeding was suspected at Lakenvlei West. Two Wattled Crane were also recorded from Hlatikulu Valley.
Pygmy Goose, a species not regularly counted during CWAC, was reported from Yengweni Pan (8) and Mavuya Pan (3).
African Rail, another infrequently recorded species, was counted quite frequently during this count and was recorded from Klipfontein Bird Sanctuary (23), Blood River Vlei (7), Marievale Bird Sanctuary (5), Malandeni Sewage Works (2), Mondplaas Ponds (2), Tshanetshe Pan (1) and Anglo Reserve (1), while two African Crakes were counted, one each from Marievale Bird Sanctuary and Malandeni Sewage Works.
Dwarf Bitterns were recorded as singletons at Yengweni Pan, Nylsvlei Nature Reserve and Witbank Dam, with Little Bittern present at Marievale Bird Sanctuary (3), Nylsvlei Nature Reserve (2), Wilderness Lakes-Touw System (2), Witbank Dam (2), Anglo Reserve (1) and Malandeni Sewage Works (1).
Seven Lesser Gallinules were recorded from Nylsvlei Nature Reserve, and a single bird counted at Hlonhlela Pan. A single Lesser Moorhen was also seen at Nylsvlei Nature Reserve.
Numerous Redchested Flufftail were recorded: Klipfontein Bird Sanctuary (13), Blood River Vlei (2), Marievale Bird Sanctuary (2) and Malandeni Sewage Works (2).
A special tick for most people, Baillon's Crake was counted at Malandeni Sewage Works (4) and Klipfontein Bird Sanctuary (1).
Lesser Jacana were recorded from Thulazihleka Pan (5) and Richards Bay Wetlands (1).
Two Painted Snipe were observed at the Kleinmond River Estuary site.
60 Blackheaded Gulls were seen at Barberspan and Leeupan in the North West. (Record subject to verification by Rarities Committee.)
Avocets were relatively numerous at Strandfontein Sewage Works (567), Wildevo‰lvlei (440) and Verlorenvlei (253).
A single Royal Tern was observed at the mouth of the Duiwenhoks River, while a single Damara Tern was seen at De Mond Estuary (1).
Various vagrant waders were recorded: Richards Bay Wetlands held Terek Sandpiper (122), Sand Plover (65), Crab Plover (2), Redshank (1) and Bartailed Godwit (1); Goukou River Mouth had four Mongolian Plovers and two Sand Plovers.
62 African Black Oystercatchers were recorded at Knysna Lagoon.
Yellow Wagtail was recorded at three sites: Rooiwal Sewage Works (19), Leeuwpan (3) and Marievale Bird Sanctuary (1).
Interesting raptors included Palmut Vulture (four at Kosi Bay and two at Richards Bay Wetlands) large numbers of African Fish Eagle (99) at Lake St Lucia, single Marsh Owls at Elandsvlei Farm Dam and Mavella Pan, and four African Marsh Harriers at Soetendalsvlei.

Counting rallids by Duncan Mackenzie

Owing to the high numbers of African Rail and Redchested Flufftail counted at Klipfontein Bird Sanctuary we asked compiler Duncan Mackenzie to share some of his counting skills for these palustrine species:

Rallids are probably the most undercounted of all families of birds recorded during the CWAC counts.They are not all as rare as believed though, and some are actually quite common. The trick is to know what to look for, and how to look for it. Here are a few pointers:

Wetland wading, or 'vlei-trapping', is a method that works very well, as many species are flushed, particularly rails, while walking through the wetland itself. This method is most effective in the winter when water levels are lower and areas are more accessible.
Learn the calls of a few species, if only a few of the more common ones such as Black Crake, African Rail and Redchested Flufftail, as most are recorded by call. Flufftails are territorial, so if a pair of Flufftails is calling from your right and you hear a pair calling from another area further on, it is probably not the same pair as each pair will refrain from entering a neighbouring flufftail territory. African Rails are very vocal birds, especially early in the morning, and can often be heard throughout the year.
Start your count as early as possible in the morning. This is the best daylight time to hear rallids and therefore record them. In winter, African Rails enjoy perching on top of vegetation (reeds, sedges etc.) to catch the early morning sun, and can be counted with relative ease.
The use of tape recordings should be used with discretion, although they can be very useful in triggering responses from individuals. Even three to four seconds of an African Rail call played back should entice a response almost immediately, especially in the breeding season. In my experience, rather learn the calls than play the tapes - it's far more fun and you learn in the processs!

May trip

Doug's PR trip to the northern half of the country during May was a tremendous success. After leaving Cape Town on 8 May, he travelled to the Free State, North West, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Northern Province and Northern Cape, returning to Cape Town on 2 June, 4500ÿkm later. During the trip he gave presentations to various bird clubs and met with various bird club management committees, compilers and counters. Doug promoted CWAC (and other ADU projects), discussed ways to improve coverage and consistency, and visited many registered and potential CWAC sites. It was encouraging to see a lot of enthusiasm from two recently established clubs, Phalaborwa and Pietersburg Bird Clubs, as these clubs are in regions where CWAC needs to expand. In fact, on returning to Cape Town, Doug received a fax from Phalaborwa Bird Club to register one of the wetlands surveyed while he was in Phalaborwa. The Pietersburg club have also indicated that they will be registering two wetlands shortly. It was also during the trip that two more Regional Organisers were appointed (see below) and we are confident that this will strengthen CWAC in these poorly covered regions.

Birding highlights from the trip included a breeding colony of about 300 pairs of Whitebreasted Cormorants nesting in blue gums at Barberspan Nature Reserve, 2500-3000 Lesser Flamingo on a pan just outside Delareyville, seeing the enormity and complexity of the Blesbokspruit Ramsar site, discovering a large (200-300) Cattle Egret roost on a return-water dam at one of the mines in Phalaborwa (Phalaborwa Mining Company), and counting about 3000 Blacknecked Grebe on Kamfers Dam, just outside Kimberley - probably the largest count made of this species at the dam. Overall, the trip was a great opportunity to meet with some of the existing compilers, most of whom Doug knew only from letters, count forms or e-mails, and to see some of the CWAC wetlands. A lot of new contacts were also made and hopefully some of them will become new compilers in the future. Doug would like to extend a big THANK YOU to all the various people who accommodated him on his trip - it made it that much more enjoyable and contributed to its success. He hopes to be visiting the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal towards the end of the year, or during 2001.

Site Description Form

In the last newsletter (No. 15) we mentioned that a Site Description Form (SDF) would be produced to collect detailed ecological and management information on sites. The SDF will include a section on wetland classification, an aspect which has proven to be complicated and often ambiguous. Since the last newsletter, we have been in contact with Dr Barry Taylor who is currently preparing a training manual for the African Waterbird Census (AfWC). This manual will provide compilers and counters in all participating African countries with a practical, easy to use guide to waterbird and wetland monitoring and includes aspects such as wetland classification, monitoring techniques and management options. Since there is a large degree of overlap between the AfWC training manual and our SDF, we have decided to postpone production of the SDF and see whether the training manual could serve the purposes of CWAC in SA.

Regional Organisers

We are happy to announce that CWAC now has three additional Regional Organisers (ROs); they are Boudewyn van der Lecq (Greater Gauteng), Lientjie Cohen (NE Mpumalanga) and Joe Grosel (Pietersburg district). Boudewyn has been the CWAC coordinator for the Wits Bird Club for the past couple of years and has managed to establish a core group of enthusiastic counters within the club. He works for a construction company in Johannesburg but he informs us that he prefers constructing routes and planning counts for CWAC. He took up his RO role at the beginning of the year. Lientjie has recently taken over as CWAC coordinator at the Escarpment Bird Club, a satellite club of the Lowveld Bird Club, based in Lydenburg. She works for the Mpumalanga Parks Board doing research on small mammals and has been involved with CWAC counts for the past two years. She is keen to develop her waterbird skills and knowledge. Joe is a member of the recently established Pietersburg Bird Club and works in the Parks and Recreation Department of the Pietersburg/Polokwane Transitional Local Council where his primary duties include managing all the local game and nature reserves and other green areas in and around Pietersburg. Joe is an experienced birder and participates regularly in the Birds In Reserves Project (BIRP). The ADU would like to warmly welcome our three new ROs and wish them every success in promoting CWAC.

The aim of establishing ROs is to help promote and maintain CWAC on a regional basis, thereby striving to attain better coverage and consistency. Anyone wishing to become an RO can contact Doug for further details - a Terms of Reference document is available outlining the requirements and duties of ROs. Regions where ROs are needed include the western parts of the Northern Province, western parts of the North West, southern Mpumalanga and northern and central parts of the Eastern Cape.

Personality profiles

As from the next issue we are planning to introduce a regular section profiling certain CWAC compilers and observers. After eight years of CWACing we feel that the compilers should be allowed to make their comments heard to all CWACers - a way of acknowledging them for their efforts and commitment to the project. It will probably take the form of a question and answer format (how long have you been involved with CWAC?, why do you take part in the project?, etc.) and should provide an informal medium through which the project's leading lights can share ideas and experiences with other CWACers. We will be contacting candidates in due course.

Winter 2000 count

Please remember that the timing of this count is any time during the month of July with the preferred dates being the middle weekend (Saturday 15th or Sunday 16th), or as close to these days as possible.

Doug Harebottle and James Harrison
Project Coordinator and Project Manager

Tables of totals per locality:

Western Cape
Eastern Cape
Northern Cape
KwaZulu-Natal
Free State
Gauteng
Mpumalanga
North West
Northern Province
Totals

Summer 2000 CWAC counts

Entries in bold indicate counts of more than 2000 birds.

EASTERN CAPE	Compiler	No. birds
Bar None Saltpans	Paul Martin	Data outstanding
Bushmans River: Mouth - Ghio Bridge	Maureen Turner	466
Cape Recife Reclamation Works	Paul Martin	Data outstanding
Chatty Saltpans	Paul Martin	Data outstanding
Gamtoos River (6km up)	Chuck Cook	2697
Gamtoos River Mouth	Chuck Cook	502
Ghio Pans	Tony Tree	0
Great Fish River Estuary	Paul Martin	Data outstanding
Kabeljous River Estuary	Chuck Cook	1008
Kowie River Estuary	Tony Tree	315
Krom River Mouth	Chuck Cook	1986
Mondplaas Ponds	Chuck Cook	953
Queenstown Sewage Works	Kate Webster	245
Redhouse Saltpan	Paul Martin	Data outstanding
Riet River Bay (Three Sisters-Riet Point)	Tony Tree	2507
Seekoei River Estuary	Chuck Cook	1113
Soutvlei	Chuck Cook	190
Swartkops River Estuary	Paul Martin	Data outstanding
TOTAL		11982

FREE STATE	Compiler	No. birds
Allemanskraal Dam	Brian Colahan	9613
Bloemhof Dam	Brian Colahan	5212
Erfenis Dam	Brian Colahan	5540
Gariep Dam (East)	Brian Colahan	4944
Gariep Dam (West)	Brian Colahan	2751
Kalkfontein Dam	Brian Colahan	2572
Knellpoort Dam	Brian Colahan	167
Koppies Dam	Brian Colahan	1113
Krugersdrift Dam	Brian Colahan	11127
Olive Hills Farm Dam	Brian Colahan	719
Rietpan	Brian Colahan	54
Rusfontein Dam	Brian Colahan	2654
Seekoeivlei	Brian Colahan	2144
Skoonspruit Pan	Stefan du Preez	123
Sterkfontein Dam	Brian Colahan	237
Sunnyside 64 Pan	Herman Kleynhans	274
Welbedacht Dam	Brian Colahan	573
TOTAL		49817

GAUTENG	Compiler	No. birds
Anglo Reserve	Stan Madden	384
Bonaero Park Pan	Albert Froneman	522
Bronkhorstspruit Dam	Pauline Leinberger	322
Cowles Dam (Springs Bird Sanctuary)	Stan Madden	206
Diepsloot Nature Reserve	Henk Alting	905
Elandsvlei	Boudewyn vd Lecq	2323
Grootvaly on Blesbok	Stan Madden	572
Grootvaly Wetland Reserve	Stan Madden	172
Korsman Bird Sanctuary	Andy McLetchie	1192
Leeupan	BS Glenday	Data outstanding
Marievale Bird Sanctuary	Stan Madden	2348
Rietspruit (Rooikraal)	Andy McLetchie	127
Rietvlei Dam	Rihann Geyser	2483
Rolfe's Pan	Boudewyn vd Lecq	239
Rondebult Bird Sanctuary	Rodney Crisford	No count done
Roodeplaat Dam	Pauline Leinberger	257
Rooiwal Sewage Works	Andre vd Walt	578
Rynfield Dam	BS Glenday	Data outstanding
Stan Madden Bird Sanctuary	Stan Madden	426
Vlakplaas Water Treatment Works	Rodney Crisford	No count done
Zeekoegat Treatment Works	Robert Thomson	Data outstanding
TOTAL		13056

KWAZULU-NATAL	Compiler	No. birds
Albert Falls Dam	Shirley Bennett	302
Bhanzi Pan (Ndumo)	Robert Kyle	154
Blood River Vlei	Duncan McKenzie	838
Bushlands Pan	Trevor Snyman	0
Chelmsford Dam	Ken Gordon	664
Durban Bayhead	Roy Cowgill	Data outstanding
Harding Dam	Andrew Pickles	213
Hlatikulu Valley	Helena Wilkens	552
Hlonhlela Pan	Craig Mulqueeny	44
Hluhluwe Floodplain	Trevor Snyman	0
Hluhluwe River Vlei	Trevor Snyman	0
Klipfontein Bird Sanctuary	Duncan McKenzie	316
Kosi Bay Lake System	Robert Kyle	639
Lake Eteza	Caroline Fox	14
Lake Mfutululu	Caroline Fox	10
Lake Sibaya	Robert Kyle	Data outstanding
Lake St Lucia	Caroline Fox	2484
Malandeni Sewage Works	Ken Gordon	2909
Mandini Sewage Works	Caroline Fox	Count not done
Mavuya Pan	Caroline Fox	70
Mbozambo Waste Water Lagoon	Iain Kerr	Data outstanding
Mfazana Pans	Caroline Fox	50
Mfula Pan	Craig Mulqueeny	22
Mhlazi Pan	Craig Mulqueeny	9
Midmar Dam	Jane Irvine	179
Mlalazi River Estuary	Caroline Fox	60
Mtunzini Prawn Hatchery	Caroline Fox	110
Ndlebeni Pan	Craig Mulqueeny	3
Neshe Pan	Craig Mulqueeny	100
Northern Treatment Works	Richard Boon	1089
Nsumu Pan	Craig Mulqueeny	492
Nyamithi Pan (Ndumo)	Robert Kyle	41
Pongolapoort Dam	Lynn Booth	529
Reichenau Mission Dam	Brian Murray	208
Richards Bay Wetlands	Pete Outhwaite	1877
Scafell Farm Dam	John Crowson	25
Shokwe Pan (Ndumo)	Robert Kyle	37
Sodwana Bay to Cape Vidal	Caroline Fox	204
Spioenkop Dam	Ken Gordon	284
St Lucia Sewage Works	Caroline Fox	21
Sundumbili Sewage Works	Caroline Fox	Count not done
Thulazihleka Pan	Pete Outhwaite	490
Tshanetshe Pan	Lynn Booth	204
Tugela River Mouth	Trevor Snyman	0
Umgeni River Estuary	Steve Davis	1545
Umvoti River Estuary	Shirley Jex	Data outstanding
Waterford Farm Dams	John Crowson	421
Watermead Dam	Brian Murray	345
Yengweni Pan	Craig Mulqueeny	183
TOTAL		17737

MPUMALANGA	Compiler	No. birds
Arnot Pan	Woden Odendaal	604
Blaauwwater Pan	Woden Odendaal	259
Blinkpan (Arnot)	Woden Odendaal	23
Blinkpan (Lothair)	Woden Odendaal	1118
Blinkpan Oranje	Woden Odendaal	Count not done
Bosmankrans Spruit	Woden Odendaal	634
Bosmans Pan	Ken Hattingh	Count not done
Bosmansfontein Pan	Ken Hattingh	256
Bosmanslaagte Pan	Ken Hattingh	311
Bosmanspoort Dam	Ken Hattingh	74
Breyten Pan	Woden Odendaal	909
Coetzerspruit	Ken Hattingh	63
Coetzerspruit (Source of)	Woden Odendaal	202
Goedehoop Pan 1&2	Woden Odendaal	420
Goedehoop Pan 3	Woden Odendaal	38
Groot Riet Pan	Ken Hattingh	102
Grootpan	Woden Odendaal	1413
Hendrina Municipal Dam	Ken Hattingh	79
Kanhym Pan 1	Ken Hattingh	816
Kanhym Pan 2	Ken Hattingh	122
Kanhym Pan 3	Ken Hattingh	727
Kanhym Pan 4	Ken Hattingh	256
Klein Riet Pan	Ken Hattingh	347
Kwena Dam	Lientjie Cohen	220
Lake Banagher (East)	Woden Odendaal	106
Lake Banagher (Proper)	Woden Odendaal	438
Lake Banagher (West)	Woden Odendaal	647
Lake Chrissie East Pan	Woden Odendaal	202
Lakenvlei (East)	David Gaynor	261
Lakenvlei (West)	Woden Odendaal	299
Leeuwpan	Boudewyn vd Lecq	2161
Lemoenfontein Dam 1	Ken Hattingh	201
Lemoenfontein Dam 2	Ken Hattingh	54
Lemoenfontein Dam 3	Ken Hattingh	20
Lemoenfontein Pan	Woden Odendaal	340
Lydenburg Fisheries	Lientjie Cohen	58
Mavella Pan	Woden Odendaal	408
Middelburg Dam	Kassie Kasselman	Count not done
Mkhombo Dam	Andre Marx	Data outstanding
Mooiplaas Pan	Woden Odendaal	729
Nooitgedacht Pan	Woden Odendaal	82
Ogies Pans	Andy McLetchie	70
Oranje Pan	Woden Odendaal	267
Oranjevallei Pan	Ken Hattingh	394
Otter Pan	Woden Odendaal	435
Rustig Pan	Woden Odendaal	754
Simonsdal Pan	Woden Odendaal	88
TNC Proposed Bird Sanctuary	Ken Hattingh	331
Witbank Dam	Woden Odendaal	1010
TOTAL		18348

NORTH WEST	Compiler	No. birds
Barberspan	Andre Vosloo	1674
Hartbeespoort Dam	Allen Jones	Data outstanding
Leeupan	Andre Vosloo	486
Vaalkop Dam	Boudewyn vd Lecq	850
TOTAL		3010

NORTHERN CAPE	Compiler	No. birds
Benfontein Dam	Mark Anderson	8
Benfontein Pan	Mark Anderson	705
Bosduiwekop Dam	Jannie Venter	0
Dampoort Dam	Mark Anderson	909
Danielskuil Dams	Mark Anderson	0
Danielskuil Pan	Mark Anderson	55
De Aar Sewage Works	Francois Taljaard	23
Du Toit's Pan	Mark Anderson	1142
Espagsdrift Vlei	Mark Anderson	429
Faugh A Ballagh	Jannie Venter	51
Ganspan A	Mark Anderson	50
Ganspan B	Mark Anderson	778
Ganspan Nedersetting Dam	Mark Anderson	0
Great Pan	Mark Anderson	0
Grootdam/Rooipoort	Mark Anderson	10
Hanskopfontein Pan	Mark Anderson	0
Holpan/Graspan Pans	Mark Anderson	1187
Hopetown Sewage Works	Ronelle Visagie	41
Kafferspoort Dam	Francois Taljaard	0
Kamfers Dam	Mark Anderson	6634
Kriegerspoort Dam	Jannie Venter	0
Marrick Pan	Mark Anderson	330
Nantwich Saltpan	Mark Anderson	532
Nooitgedacht	Mark Anderson	315
Nuwejaarsfontein Farm Dam	Mark Anderson	34
Orange River: Mouth-Bridge*	Mark Anderson	3653
Orange River: Bridge-Hohenfels*	Mark Anderson	37
Orange River: Hohenfels-Skilpadberg*	Mark Anderson	233
Platfontein Pans	Mark Anderson	2830
Pudu Farm Dam	Mark Anderson	116
Rooipan	Mark Anderson	0
Sakrivierspoort Wetlands	Japie Claassen	555
So Ver Myn Dam	Mark Anderson	766
Soutpan	Mark Anderson	507
Spitskop Dam	Mark Anderson	7115
Springbok Sewage Works	Enrico Osthuysen	242
Strydenburg Dam	Mark Anderson	0
Vaalharts Weir	Mark Anderson	837
Volstruis Pan	Mark Anderson	1458
Wortelfontein Dam	Francois Taljaard	65
TOTAL		31647
* the ADU would also like to acknowledge the assistance of the following peope during these counts: Corne Anderson, Holger Kolberg, John Dini and Patrick Lane

NORTHERN PROVINCE	Compiler	No. birds
Doorndraai Dam	Henk Alting	168
Naboomspruit Sewage Works	Boudewyn vd Lecq	343
Nylsvlei Nature Reserve	Boudewyn vd Lecq	1493
Pietersburg Bird Sanctuary	Conrad van Tonder	134
Rust de Winter Dam	Robert Thomson	Data outstanding
Visser's Dam	Boudewyn vd Lecq	12
TOTAL		2150

WESTERN CAPE	Compiler	No. birds
Beaufort West Bird Sanctuary	Japie Claassen	447
Bellair Dam	Andrew Schofield	5080
Berg 1: Mouth & Estuary	James Harrison	1620
Berg 2: Cerebos Saltpans	Michael Byrnes	1761
Berg 3: Hotel Mudflats & Estuary	Keith Harrison	1550
Berg 4: Hotel Saltpans	Rob Machin	2556
Berg 5: De Plaat	Gordon Scholtz	1097
Berg 6: Kliphoek Saltpans	Rob Satchel	988
Berg 7: Kliphoek River & Floodplain	Rob Satchel	59
Berg 8: Kruispad Floodplain	Sylvia Ledgard	213
Berg 9: Langrietvlei Floodplain	Rene Navarro	202
Berg 10: Kersefontein Floodplain	Rene Navarro	1
Berg 11: Doornfontein Floodplain	Elsje vd Linde	129
Berg 12: Melkplaas Floodplain	Elsje vd Linde	598
*Berg River System - Subtotal*		*10774*
Bitou River	Brian Denman	183
Botriviervlei	Mariana Delport	11082
Breede River Mouth	Werner Fourie	Data outstanding
Bulshoek Dam	Brian Herman	Not counted
De Hoop Vlei	Werner Fourie	Data outstanding
De Mond Estuary	Pieter Albertyn	490
Dick Dent Bird Sanctuary	Gavin Lamont	207
Droevlei	Mariana Delport	3111
Duiwenhoks River: Mouth-Melkhoutkraal	Mossie Basson	605
Goukamma River Mouth	RE Hiseman	118
Goukou River: Mouth-Cobb Hole	Mossie Basson	237
Gourits River: Mouth-Low-water bridge	Mossie Basson	782
Groenvlei	RE Hiseman	668
Jakkalsvlei	Kevin Shaw	55
Kamanassie Dam	Ian Mileham	Not counted
Keurbooms River Estuary	Brian Denman	625
Klavervlei	Gavin Lamont	34
Kleinmond River Estuary	Mariana Delport	1461
Knysna Lagoon	Joy van Korff	4784
Knysna Sewage Works	Joy van Korff	314
Langebaan Beach	Les Underhill	3067
Leeu Gamka Dam	Japie Claassen	1744
Modder River Mouth	Mel Tripp	239
Nature's Valley & Salt River	Joy van Korff	33
Noord Agter Paarl Irrigation Dam	Yvonne Weiss	644
Olifants River Mouth (South)	Kevin Shaw	1302
Oudtshoorn Sewage Works	Ian Mileham	91
Paardevlei Dam	Gavin Lamont	387
Paarl Bird Sanctuary	Yvonne Weiss	3057
Potgieter Dam	Ian Mileham	422
Radyn Dam	Otto Schmidt	1838
Rietvlei	Tony Williams	Not counted
Rocher Pan	Kevin Shaw	1589
Rondevlei Nature Reserve	Dalton Gibbs	Data outstanding
Slangfontein Dam	Japie Claassen	Data outstanding
Slent Farm Dam	Judy New	767
Soetendalsvlei	Graeme Pienaar	1632
Soutpan	Werner Fourie	Data outstanding
Springfontein Dam	Japie Claassen	315
Steenbras Dam	Gavin Lamont	163
Strandfontein Sewage Works	Dick Barnes	17006
Swartkop se Dam	Helm van Zijl	197
Theewaterskloof Dam	Gerry Jooste	2726
Verkeerdevlei	Helm van Zijl	1574
Verlorenvlei	Kevin Shaw	3471
Vermont Salt Pan	John Davies	Data outstanding
Voelvlei	Mick Killeen	0
Voelvlei Dam	Neil Loftus	Data outstanding
Wadrif Saltpan	Kevin Shaw	0
Wellington Waste Water Works	JJ Rousseau	707
Wilderness Lakes - Swartvlei System	Ian Russel	7829
Wilderness Lakes - Touw System	Ian Russel	8105
Wildevoelvlei	Eric Barnes	1006
Zandvlei	Brian Herman	695
TOTAL		112437

TOTAL - SOUTH AFRICA

260184