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    Gartmore Farm Dams (29213016)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 508161
    Compiler 1581
    Location code 29213016Gartmore Farm Dams (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2020-01-15
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:00
    End time 10:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 17
    Total Count 231
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes One dam was 100% full but the others were empty with long grass growing in them. Maize has been planted close to the wetlands.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Sal Davies
     
    0Sarah
     
    47Jane Irvine
     
    18120Sean Glynn
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		50
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		100
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		310
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		130
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1220Confirmed Breeding
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		70
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		20
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		81Confirmed Breeding
    214Crane, Grey Crowned
    (Balearica regulorum)    		40
    216Crane, Blue
    (Grus paradisea)    		31Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		170
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		30


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 04:47
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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