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    Radyn Dam (33181845)

    Western Cape
    Card 504467
    Compiler 45
    Location code 33181845Radyn Dam (Western Cape)
    Start date 2014-08-13
    Season WWinter
    Start time 10:15
    End time 12:15
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 30
    Total Count 595
    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 Thick mist initially, but this fortunately cleared completely. Dam at highest level (overflowing) for many years.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		20
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		270
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		400
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		270
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		80
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		30
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		110
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		20
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		170
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		120
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		940
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		70
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		40
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		10
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		250
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		60
    103Duck, Maccoa
    (Oxyura maccoa)    		410
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)    		30
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		2210
    216Crane, Blue
    (Grus paradisea)    		40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		140
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		140
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 02:08
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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