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    Chelmsford Dam (27572957)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 2032
    Compiler 50
    Location code 27572957Chelmsford Dam (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 1997-07-20
    Season WWinter
    Start time 11:00:00
    End time 14:30:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 75
    Total Species 26
    Total Count 2845
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    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)    		40
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		220
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		1380
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		170
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		300
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		120
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		40
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		20
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		320
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		40
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		270
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		980
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		100
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		3770
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		3800
    91Duck, Knob-billed
    (Sarkidiornis melanotos)    		140
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		11620
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		2020
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		30
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		2070
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		590
    214Crane, Grey Crowned
    (Balearica regulorum)    		90
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		270
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)    		10


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    Sunday 02 November 2025 07:40
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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