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    Vaalkop Dam (25202728)

    North West
    Card 2096
    Compiler 345
    Location code 25202728Vaalkop Dam (North West)
    Start date 1997-07-20
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:00:00
    End time 12:30:00
    Shoreline covered 50
    Openwater covered 70
    Total Species 34
    Total Count 1526
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		30
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		170
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		530
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		370
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		270
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		690
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		50
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		20
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		60
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)    		60
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		450
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		20
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		20
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		40
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		200
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		140
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		250
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		890
    91Duck, Knob-billed
    (Sarkidiornis melanotos)    		80
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		60
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		1000
    101Duck, Fulvous Whistling
    (Dendrocygna bicolor)    		20
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		80
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		8950
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		110
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		390
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		70
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		130
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 11:03
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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