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    Witbank Dam (25532918)

    Mpumalanga
    Card 3036
    Compiler 57
    Location code 25532918Witbank Dam (Mpumalanga)
    Start date 1999-07-17
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:15:00
    End time 12:00:00
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 33
    Total Count 2362
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 0
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		40
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		860
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		170
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		120
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		90
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		510
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		40
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		210
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		150
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		60
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		11250
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		1110
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		1150
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		2860
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		40
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		250
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		190
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		160
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    361Owl, Marsh
    (Asio capensis)    		30
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		4150
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		20
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (Anas sp.)    		10


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    Saturday 08 November 2025 10:10
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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