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    Witbank Dam (25532918)

    Mpumalanga
    Card 6096
    Compiler 1855
    Location code 25532918Witbank Dam (Mpumalanga)
    Start date 2004-07-17
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:15:00
    End time 11:50:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 30
    Total Count 1449
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 1
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		990
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		90
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		450
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		10
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		30
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		490Confirmed Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		100
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		40
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		1200
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		300
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		170
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		80
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		8220Possibly Breeding
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		10
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		100
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		290
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		880
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		30
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		100
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		740
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		10
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		20
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		50


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 09:39
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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