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    Theewaterskloof Dam (34021913)

    Western Cape
    Card 1080
    Compiler 33
    Location code 34021913Theewaterskloof Dam (Western Cape)
    Start date 1997-07-26
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:30:00
    End time 16:30:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 32
    Total Count 990
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 2by Boat
    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)    		90
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		200
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		550
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		460
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		60
    60Egret, Intermediate [x]
    (Ardea intermedia)    		80
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		1000
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		30
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		900
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		50
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		360
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		2080
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		100
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		180
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		2440
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		120
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		50
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		30
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		30
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		560
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		140
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		60
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		90
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		120
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		20


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    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
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