A prime feature of the wetland is the large flocks of african spoonbills and egyptian goose that reside in it, additionally large numbers spur-winged goose, red-knobbed coot, moorhen, purple swamphen, white-faced whistling duck, southern pochard, african black duck, african shelduck, african yellow-bill duck red-billed teal, black-winged stilt, abdim's stork, white stork, yellow-billed stork, grey heron, purple heron, goliath heron, black-headed heron, black-crowned night heron, avocet, lesser and greater flamingo, african fish eagle, osprey, black-chested snake eagle, gymnogene, pied kingfisher, malachite kingfisher, goliath kingfisher, pygmy kingfisher, brown-headed kingfisher, striped kingfisher, european bee-eater, white-fronted bee-eater, hammerkop, lilac-breasted roller and various terns, wag-tails, courses, plovers, weavers, finches and widow birds.