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    Watermead Dam (29502935)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 629
    Compiler 155
    Location code 29502935Watermead Dam (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 1995-07-15
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:45:00
    End time 10:45:00
    Shoreline covered 40
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 30
    Total Count 1533
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		610
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		100
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		60
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		30
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		30
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		120
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1400
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		90
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		2180
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		120
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Spatula hottentota)    		20
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		50
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		10
    197Rail, African
    (Rallus caerulescens)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		250
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		9500
    214Crane, Grey Crowned
    (Balearica regulorum)    		70
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		130
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		330
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		40
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		60


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 12:03
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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