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    Roodeplaat Dam (25382821)

    Gauteng
    Card 512601
    Compiler 613
    Location code 25382821Roodeplaat Dam (Gauteng)
    Start date 2026-07-21
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:11
    End time 11:37
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 32
    Total Count 1336
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 5Eutrophication
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Mainly counted by boat. Pienaarsrivier inflow at Zeekoegat counted on foot. Physical removal of water hyacinth has altered extensive areas of shoreline which are now heaped with piles of rotting vegetation. Extensive algal growth is an indicator of eutrophication.
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    1764Sean West
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		2090
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		1090
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		890
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		410
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		40
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		20
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		120
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		60
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		470
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		170
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1171Confirmed Breeding
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		40
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		2140
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		190
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		50
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		30
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		70
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		210
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		3270
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		130
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		220
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		30
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		10
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		80
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		60
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		20
    10004Goose, Domestic
    (Anser anser domesticus)    		120
    14879Heron, Little
    (Butorides atricapilla)    		70


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    Friday 11 September 2026 11:38
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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