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    Cowles Dam (26132828)

    Gauteng
    Card 500006
    Compiler 17
    Location code 26132828Cowles Dam (Gauteng)
    Start date 2008-01-16
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:00
    End time 10:30
    Shoreline covered 40
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 10
    Total Count 46
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Reed enchroachment on this site has reduced the habitat for aquatic bird species. Prime areas such as shore line and shallow water are being covered by Phragmites and Typha. Species sheet Notes
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0M. Hood
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		40
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		210
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		30
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		40
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		50
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 02:42
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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