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    Radyn Dam (33181845)

    Western Cape
    Card 512417
    Compiler 45
    Location code 33181845Radyn Dam (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-07-11
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:15
    End time 11:30
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 23
    Total Count 238
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 20Pollution by fertilizers
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The dam was completely full, so some of the shoreline (a very narrow belt) and the open water was covered from inside the farm, the remainder from the gravel road running along the eastern side of the dam.
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    45Sandy Schmidt, Daryl de Beer, Lynette de Beer
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		20
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		140
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		60
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		320
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		70
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		110
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		670
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		70
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		50
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		20
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		620
    216Crane, Blue
    (Grus paradisea)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		60
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40


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    Monday 27 July 2026 09:27
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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