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    Nooitgedacht Dam (25593004)

    Mpumalanga
    Card 502791
    Compiler 724
    Location code 25593004Nooitgedacht Dam (Mpumalanga)
    Start date 2011-01-20
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:45
    End time 10:45
    Shoreline covered 98
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 13
    Total Count 66
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Dam volume: 100%. Few birds counted. Had lots of rain resulting in lots of standing water in surrounding areas. Could be that birds dispersed to other water sources.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		110
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		100
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		61Confirmed Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		200
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		10
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		20
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		10
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		60


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 11:07
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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