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Albert Falls Dam: Route 1 (29263024)
KwaZulu-Natal
CWAC status	REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY
Authority	Private
Management status	STATE IMPOUNDMENT
Conservation status	UNPROTECTED
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Date_registered
1993-07-10
Brief_description
A large water supply dam with mostly open, rather barren shoreline of earth/stones, but some muddy areas with wet grass, and a little fringing reed/sedge cover, especially at inlets. White- breasted Cormorant breeds. Attracts a good variety of waterbirds. Water level very low 1992-93; largest counts of Dabchick, Egyptian and Spurwinged Geese, Crowned Crane, Kittlitz's Plover and Cape Wagtail recorded winter 1993. High count and biomass totals in winters of 1993-94 due to good numbers of cormorants, geese and cranes (largest counts of Whitebreasted Cormorant and Little Egret in winter 1994, plus 295 Spurwinged Geese). High count of Blacksmith Plover in summer 1997. Osprey and Wattled Plover regular; occasional good numbers of Marsh Owl recorded. Occasional fishing competitions on the dam cause mild disturbance. This section starts at the boat club, moves south along the shore into the Game Park, and stops at the end of the game park at the gate. This section is done by vehicle.

Spp	Common name	Taxonomic name	Min	Avg	Max	RAMSAR
256		Calidris pugnax	1	26.57	91
72		Scopus umbretta	1	2.87	11
1016		Anas platyrhynchos	1	2.00	3
212	Coot, Red-knobbed	Fulica cristata	2	8.40	15
50	Cormorant, Reed	Microcarbo africanus	1	30.10	211
47	Cormorant, White-breasted	Phalacrocorax lucidus	1	23.63	270	130
199	Crake, African	Crecopsis egregia	1	1.00	1	-1
203	Crake, Black	Zapornia flavirostra	1	1.75	5
216	Crane, Blue	Grus paradisea	2	2.50	3
214	Crane, Grey Crowned	Balearica regulorum	1	7.47	33
52	Darter, African	Anhinga rufa	1	9.47	56
95	Duck, African Black	Anas sparsa	2	2.00	2
10006	Duck, Domestic	Anas platyrhynchos	1	1.00	1
101	Duck, Fulvous Whistling	Dendrocygna bicolor	2	2.00	2
10014	Duck, Unidentified	N/A N/A	20	83.33	300
100	Duck, White-faced Whistling	Dendrocygna viduata	1	9.68	32
96	Duck, Yellow-billed	Anas undulata	1	7.66	37
149	Eagle, African Fish	Haliaeetus vocifer	1	5.04	22
58	Egret, Great	Ardea alba	1	2.73	15
60	Egret, Intermediate	Ardea intermedia	1	2.69	7
59	Egret, Little	Egretta garzetta	1	6.63	37
61	Egret, Western Cattle	Bubulcus ibis	1	37.76	501
86	Flamingo, Greater	Phoenicopterus roseus	1	1.00	1
10004	Goose, Domestic	Anser anser	1	1.38	3
89	Goose, Egyptian	Alopochen aegyptiaca	7	153.33	884
88	Goose, Spur-winged	Plectropterus gambensis	1	26.90	377
6	Grebe, Little	Tachybaptus ruficollis	1	5.29	16
263	Greenshank, Common	Tringa nebularia	1	1.90	7
288	Gull, Grey-headed	Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus	1	1.00	1
167	Harrier, African Marsh	Circus ranivorus	1	1.33	3
55	Heron, Black-headed	Ardea melanocephala	1	2.94	15
56	Heron, Goliath	Ardea goliath	1	1.60	5
54	Heron, Grey	Ardea cinerea	1	5.89	22
57	Heron, Purple	Ardea purpurea	1	1.14	2
62	Heron, Squacco	Ardeola ralloides	1	1.00	1
63	Heron, Striated	Butorides striata	1	1.00	1
81	Ibis, African Sacred	Threskiornis aethiopicus	1	18.04	131
84	Ibis, Hadada	Bostrychia hagedash	1	13.87	63
228	Jacana, African	Actophilornis africanus	1	2.00	4
395	Kingfisher, Giant	Megaceryle maxima	1	1.46	3
396	Kingfisher, Half-collared	Alcedo semitorquata	1	1.00	1
397	Kingfisher, Malachite	Corythornis cristatus	1	2.43	7
394	Kingfisher, Pied	Ceryle rudis	1	5.20	18
247	Lapwing, African Wattled	Vanellus senegallus	1	1.50	2
245	Lapwing, Blacksmith	Vanellus armatus	4	51.84	307
509	Martin, Brown-throated	Riparia paludicola	1	1.00	1
210	Moorhen, Common	Gallinula chloropus	1	4.25	12
74	Openbill, African	Anastomus lamelligerus	1	1.00	1
172	Osprey, Western	Pandion haliaetus	1	1.59	5
42	Pelican, Great White	Pelecanus onocrotalus	3	3.00	3
233	Plover, Common Ringed	Charadrius hiaticula	1	12.33	48
237	Plover, Kittlitz's	Charadrius pecuarius	1	37.06	148
238	Plover, Three-banded	Charadrius tricollaris	1	7.10	18
197	Rail, African	Rallus caerulescens	1	1.00	1	-1
258	Sandpiper, Common	Actitis hypoleucos	1	3.24	16
262	Sandpiper, Marsh	Tringa stagnatilis	2	2.00	2
264	Sandpiper, Wood	Tringa glareola	1	5.15	26
1342	Shelduck, Common	Tadorna tadorna	2	2.00	2
90	Shelduck, South African	Tadorna cana	0	1.83	6
94	Shoveler, Cape	Spatula smithii	2	4.25	7
250	Snipe, African	Gallinago nigripennis	1	1.00	1
85	Spoonbill, African	Platalea alba	1	5.69	19
270	Stilt, Black-winged	Himantopus himantopus	1	3.50	6
253	Stint, Little	Calidris minuta	1	4.80	10
79	Stork, Black	Ciconia nigra	1	1.00	1
80	Stork, White	Ciconia ciconia	5	5.00	5	1
77	Stork, Woolly-necked	Ciconia episcopus	1	4.63	18
97	Teal, Red-billed	Anas erythrorhyncha	1	9.81	42
290	Tern, Caspian	Hydroprogne caspia	1	1.00	1
305	Tern, Whiskered	Chlidonias hybrida	1	1.00	1
274	Thick-knee, Water	Burhinus vermiculatus	1	2.14	4
10008	Wader, Unidentified	N/A N/A	2	44.57	100
685	Wagtail, African Pied	Motacilla aguimp	1	2.92	24
686	Wagtail, Cape	Motacilla capensis	2	33.27	105
690	Wagtail, Grey	Motacilla cinerea	11	11.00	11

Thursday 25 April 2024 01:01
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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Albert Falls Dam: Route 1 (29263024)

KwaZulu-Natal

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