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    Kamfers Dam (28402446)

    Northern Cape
    Card 504219
    Compiler 2194
    Location code 28402446Kamfers Dam (Northern Cape)
    Start date 2011-07-04
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:45
    End time 17:00
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 27
    Total Count 1971
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The water level was higher than during any previous counts; about 1m above the flamingo island. No count of the flamingos was attempted, since these counts are considered inaccurate. It is however estimated that there were at least 40 000 lesser flamingos and 250 greater flamingos.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		2280
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		1890
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		50
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		20
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		140
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		90
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		280
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		900
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		90
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		620
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		700
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Spatula hottentota)    		30
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		670
    101Duck, Fulvous Whistling
    (Dendrocygna bicolor)    		80
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		760
    103Duck, Maccoa
    (Oxyura maccoa)    		1700
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		4140
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		2290
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		80
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		2560
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		120
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		160


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 01:14
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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