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    Rockwall Dam (25302712)

    North West
    Card 512069
    Compiler 20427
    Location code 25302712Rockwall Dam (North West)
    Start date 2026-01-24
    Season SSummer
    Start time 06:00
    End time 10:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 34
    Total Count 1430
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Dam 100%* full. Overcast but clearing up. Light breeze and cool.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Brink Jordaan
     
    0Estie van der Merwe
     
    0Michelle Strydom
     
    0Naomi Sauerman
     
    0Pieter Strydom
     
    0Wynand Sauerman
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		1380
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		5210
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		260
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		630
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		60
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		180
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		2220
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		20
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		20
    64Heron, Black
    (Egretta ardesiaca)    		300
    66Bittern, Dwarf
    (Ixobrychus sturmii)    		10
    76Stork, Yellow-billed
    (Mycteria ibis)    		640
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		290
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		390
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		760
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		50
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		20
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		210
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		30
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		420
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		180
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		270
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		20
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		20
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		390
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		90
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		70
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40


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    Sunday 07 June 2026 07:54
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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