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    Spioenkop Dam (28412929)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 338
    Compiler 50
    Location code 28412929Spioenkop Dam (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 1994-01-16
    Season SSummer
    Start time 05:00:00
    End time 08:30:00
    Shoreline covered 40
    Openwater covered 65
    Total Species 14
    Total Count 255
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    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
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		100
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		20
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		80
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		210
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		80
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1570
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		50
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		90
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		120
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		180


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    Tuesday 23 December 2025 05:28
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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