Radyn Dam (33181845) | |
|---|---|
Western Cape | |
| CWAC status | REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY |
| Authority | Private |
| Management status | PRIVATE FARM |
| Conservation status | UNPROTECTED |
| IBA information | |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
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Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 1993-01-17 |
| Brief_description |
| A farm dam with open water and muddy shoreline, a little reed cover and some grassy banks. Good numbers of Dabchick, Blacknecked Grebe, Yellowbilled Duck, Egyptian and Spurwinged Geese, and Redknobbed Coot, especially in summer. Globally significant numbers of South African Shelduck recorded in summer, but counts have declined sharply, as have summer counts of Yellowbilled Duck and Redknobbed Coot. Muddy shorelines attract good numbers of shorebirds in summer, especially Blacksmith Plover, Curlew Sandpiper and Little Stint; largest counts of Blackheaded Heron, Egyptian Goose and Whitewinged Tern in summer 1997. Inflow of fertilizer runoff poses a threat. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 256 | Calidris pugnax | 1 | 27.57 | 300 | ||||
| 1016 | Anas platyrhynchos | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | ||||
| 72 | Scopus umbretta | 1 | 1.80 | 4 | ||||
| 269 | Avocet, Pied | Recurvirostra avosetta | 1 | 29.91 | 186 | 125 | ||
| 212 | Coot, Red-knobbed | Fulica cristata | 1 | 117.82 | 630 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 1 | 22.63 | 175 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 1 | 9.75 | 57 | |||
| 203 | Crake, Black | Zaporina flavirostra | 1 | 2.00 | 3 | |||
| 216 | Crane, Blue | Grus paradisea | 1 | 17.08 | 68 | |||
| 52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 1 | 3.53 | 16 | |||
| 10006 | Duck, Domestic | Anas platyrhynchos domesticus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 10005 | Duck, Hybrid | Anas hybrid | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 103 | Duck, Maccoa | Oxyura maccoa | 1 | 19.58 | 118 | 75 | ||
| 100 | Duck, White-faced Whistling | Dendrocygna viduata | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 1 | 40.39 | 400 | |||
| 60 | Egret, Intermediate [x] | Ardea intermedia | 1 | 1.60 | 3 | |||
| 59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 1 | 3.40 | 9 | |||
| 61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Bubulcus ibis | 1 | 11.90 | 48 | |||
| 149 | Fish Eagle, African | Haliaeetus vocifer | 1 | 1.15 | 2 | |||
| 86 | Flamingo, Greater | Phoenicopterus roseus | 1 | 131.93 | 2188 | 1250 | 625 | 750 |
| 87 | Flamingo, Lesser | Phoeniconaias minor | 2 | 164.36 | 1015 | 600 | ||
| 10004 | Goose, Domestic | Anser anser domesticus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 2 | 404.03 | 1607 | |||
| 88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 1 | 82.20 | 836 | 710 | ||
| 5 | Grebe, Black-necked | Podiceps nigricollis | 1 | 15.39 | 70 | |||
| 4 | Grebe, Great Crested | Podiceps cristatus | 1 | 5.48 | 29 | 25 | ||
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 1 | 44.21 | 244 | |||
| 263 | Greenshank, Common | Tringa nebularia | 1 | 2.41 | 6 | |||
| 289 | Gull, Hartlaub's | Chroicocephalus hartlaubii | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 287 | Gull, Kelp | Larus dominicanus | 1 | 2.58 | 16 | |||
| 167 | Harrier, African Marsh | Circus ranivorus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 169 | Harrier, Black | Circus maurus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 1 | 2.79 | 12 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 1 | 2.41 | 7 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 1 | 7.70 | 46 | |||
| 83 | Ibis, Glossy | Plegadis falcinellus | 1 | 6.83 | 26 | |||
| 84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 1 | 9.00 | 49 | |||
| 397 | Kingfisher, Malachite | Corythornis cristatus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 3 | 67.57 | 220 | |||
| 509 | Martin, Brown-throated | Riparia paludicola | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 210 | Moorhen, Common | Gallinula chloropus | 1 | 1.60 | 4 | |||
| 69 | Night Heron, Black-crowned | Nycticorax nycticorax | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 42 | Pelican, Great White | Pelecanus onocrotalus | 1 | 36.66 | 200 | |||
| 271 | Phalarope, Red | Phalaropus fulicarius | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 233 | Plover, Common Ringed | Charadrius hiaticula | 1 | 2.33 | 3 | |||
| 237 | Plover, Kittlitz's | Charadrius pecuarius | 1 | 83.18 | 624 | 500 | ||
| 238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 1 | 7.36 | 32 | |||
| 102 | Pochard, Southern | Netta erythrophthalma | 1 | 5.53 | 27 | |||
| 258 | Sandpiper, Common | Actitis hypoleucos | 1 | 1.20 | 2 | |||
| 251 | Sandpiper, Curlew | Calidris ferruginea | 1 | 33.46 | 140 | |||
| 262 | Sandpiper, Marsh | Tringa stagnatilis | 1 | 2.17 | 6 | |||
| 264 | Sandpiper, Wood | Tringa glareola | 2 | 4.60 | 11 | |||
| 90 | Shelduck, South African | Tadorna cana | 1 | 299.30 | 1750 | 420 | 210 | 500 |
| 94 | Shoveler, Cape | Anas smithii | 1 | 32.03 | 305 | 175 | ||
| 85 | Spoonbill, African | Platalea alba | 1 | 3.93 | 16 | |||
| 270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 2 | 17.23 | 81 | |||
| 253 | Stint, Little | Calidris minuta | 1 | 77.26 | 292 | |||
| 80 | Stork, White | Ciconia ciconia | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 99 | Teal, Blue-billed | Anas hottentota | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 98 | Teal, Cape | Anas capensis | 1 | 32.25 | 312 | |||
| 97 | Teal, Red-billed | Anas erythrorhyncha | 1 | 12.59 | 73 | |||
| 305 | Tern, Whiskered | Chlidonias hybrida | 5 | 5.00 | 5 | |||
| 304 | Tern, White-winged | Chlidonias leucopterus | 1 | 175.55 | 634 | |||
| 274 | Thick-knee, Water | Burhinus vermiculatus | 1 | 2.00 | 3 | |||
| 10008 | Wader, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 1 | 76.00 | 200 | |||
| 685 | Wagtail, African Pied | Motacilla aguimp | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 1 | 12.25 | 45 |
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