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    Vaalkop Dam (25202728)

    North West
    Card 590
    Compiler 70
    Location code 25202728Vaalkop Dam (North West)
    Start date 1995-07-23
    Season WWinter
    Start time 11:00:00
    End time 15:00:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 29
    Total Count 775
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 4Motor vehicle
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		260
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		750
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		770
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		2470
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		160
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		410
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		180
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		10
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		30
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		40
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		160
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		120
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		640
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		20
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		50
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		950
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		190
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		400
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)    		10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		20


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 04:28
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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