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    PetroSA Dams (34112201)

    Western Cape
    Card 502071
    Compiler 2136
    Location code 34112201PetroSA Dams (Western Cape)
    Start date 2010-01-31
    Season SSummer
    Start time 15:45
    End time 17:25
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 22
    Total Count 419
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Very dry in the district / surrounding. Most farm dams are empty or very near empty with very poor water qaulity
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		100
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		100
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		1120
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		840
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		180
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		70
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		60
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		30
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		470Probably Breeding
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		70
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		220
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		680
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		140
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		20
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 09:04
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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