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    Vaalkop Dam (25202728)

    North West
    Card 3523
    Compiler 1377
    Location code 25202728Vaalkop Dam (North West)
    Start date 2000-07-16
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:00:00
    End time 15:40:00
    Shoreline covered 50
    Openwater covered 50
    Total Species 31
    Total Count 1861
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 1
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		130
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		440
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		1280Confirmed Breeding
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		690
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		280
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		90
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		20
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		40
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		20
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		10
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		120
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		100
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		470
    91Duck, Knob-billed
    (Sarkidiornis melanotos)    		4820
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		470
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		180
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		6460
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		30Confirmed Breeding
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		2250
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		30
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		230
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		190
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		90
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		10


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 12:45
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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