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    Leeukuil Dam (26412753)

    Gauteng
    Card 512560
    Compiler 613
    Location code 26412753Leeukuil Dam (Gauteng)
    Start date 2026-07-30
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:14
    End time 10:18
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 37
    Total Count 1819
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 16Pollution by solid waste
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Heavy dumping has restricted access to the secondary waterbody to the east of the main dam. This was counted using a scope from the berm between the two bodies of water. Dumping of rubble and domestic waste continues at a staggering scale around this site. For the first time in years the main source of raw sewage entering the dam appears to have been plugged. There are however other pollution sources. Harsh light made species identification along parts of the western shore difficult. This area is best counted during the approach from the east.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		10
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		670
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		3750
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		440
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		40
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		290
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		170
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		60
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		40
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		170
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		470
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		380
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		30
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		120
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		840
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		40
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		440
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		231Confirmed Breeding
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		210
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		222Confirmed Breeding
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		210
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		1810
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		610
    103Duck, Maccoa
    (Oxyura maccoa)    		50
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		190
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		870
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		3990
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		90
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		880
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		10
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		250
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		380
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		180


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    Friday 11 September 2026 10:01
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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