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    Watermead Dam (29502935)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 96
    Compiler 34
    Location code 29502935Watermead Dam (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 1993-01-16
    Season SSummer
    Start time 05:15:00
    End time 19:30:00
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 35
    Total Count 2160
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    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)    		1910
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		60
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		150
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		1500
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		50
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		30
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		30
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		70
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		220
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		390
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		2330
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		60
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Spatula hottentota)    		70
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		520
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		380
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		11650
    214Crane, Grey Crowned
    (Balearica regulorum)    		20
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		120
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		310
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		110
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		940
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		40
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		20
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		110
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		80
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		200
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		50
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		100


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    Thursday 25 April 2024 03:16
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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