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    Cowles Dam (26132828)

    Gauteng

    Card 6788
    Compiler 17
    Location code 26132828Cowles Dam (Gauteng)
    Start date 2005-07-27
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:00:00
    End time 09:00:00
    Shoreline covered 40
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 21
    Total Count 706
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 0
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    270
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    20
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    50
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    40
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    580
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    80Confirmed Breeding
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Spatula hottentota)
    80
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)
    4410
    103Duck, Maccoa
    (Oxyura maccoa)
    20
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)
    10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)
    20
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)
    20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    1010
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    300
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    40
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    40


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 09:16
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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