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    Vaalkop Dam (25202728)

    North West

    Card 374
    Compiler 70
    Location code 25202728Vaalkop Dam (North West)
    Start date 1994-07-17
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:15:00
    End time 12:15:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 24
    Total Count 880
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 4Motor vehicle
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    120
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    2150
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    90
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    470
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    380
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    660
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)
    190
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    50
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    90
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)
    10
    76Stork, Yellow-billed
    (Mycteria ibis)
    20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    310
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    140
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    440
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    250
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    140
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    250
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)
    20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    2700
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    200
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    70
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    30


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 04:03
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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