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    Radyn Dam (33181845)

    Western Cape

    Card 507831
    Compiler 45
    Location code 33181845Radyn Dam (Western Cape)
    Start date 2019-07-15
    Season WWinter
    Start time 11:15
    End time 13:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 25
    Total Count 2681
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The five Lesser Flamingos were all juveniles, overall grey in colour, only one showing the dark red bill, the others still with dark grey/black bills. They were also noticeably smaller than Lesser Flamingo adults
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)
    20
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)
    60
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    350
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    30
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    30
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    40
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    20
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    70
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    130
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    10
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    21880
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)
    50
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    70
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    20
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    500
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    40
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    670
    103Duck, Maccoa
    (Oxyura maccoa)
    1180
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    450
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    120
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    500
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)
    130
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    400
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    30


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 12:43
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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