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    Watermead Dam (29502935)

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Card 2199
    Compiler 155
    Location code 29502935Watermead Dam (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 1996-01-20
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:15:00
    End time 10:30:00
    Shoreline covered 35
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 25
    Total Count 416
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    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)
    50
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    60
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    10
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)
    10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    440
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    80
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    570
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)
    110
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    320
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)
    80
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)
    20
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    10
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)
    20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    40
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    2030
    214Crane, Grey Crowned
    (Balearica regulorum)
    20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    130
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    20
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)
    30
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)
    20
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)
    10
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    20


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 06:36
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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