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    Vaalharts Weir (28072455)

    Northern Cape
    Card 2699
    Compiler 105
    Location code 28072455Vaalharts Weir (Northern Cape)
    Start date 1999-01-05
    Season SSummer
    Start time 11:40:00
    End time 13:42:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 33
    Total Count 1666
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		40
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		150
    41Pelican, Pink-backed
    (Pelecanus rufescens)    		10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		1490
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		200
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		20
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		30
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		60
    64Heron, Black
    (Egretta ardesiaca)    		40
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		50
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		70
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		60
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		90
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		600
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		9540
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		30
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		20
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		50
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		510
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		60
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		320
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		10
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		120
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		2990
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 01:55
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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