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    Pongolapoort Dam (27253158)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 3275
    Compiler 440
    Location code 27253158Pongolapoort Dam (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2000-01-18
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:00:00
    End time 16:40:00
    Shoreline covered 75
    Openwater covered 75
    Total Species 14
    Total Count 529
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 1
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		210Probably Breeding
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		30
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		20
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		170
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		2820Probably Breeding
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		30
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		40
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		40
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		1570
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		110Probably Breeding
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		190Possibly Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		20
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		20


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    Sunday 28 December 2025 10:55
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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