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    Voelvlei Dam (33221903)

    Western Cape
    Card 507060
    Compiler 12568
    Location code 33221903Voelvlei Dam (Western Cape)
    Start date 2018-06-16
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:00
    End time 13:00
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 30
    Total Species 14
    Total Count 1575
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Poor weather conditions (mist) and less water in the dam affected count.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		100
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		30
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		280
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		7650
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		20
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		40
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		30
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		7500
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 07:15
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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