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    Noordhoek Dam (32572158)

    Western Cape
    Card 3842
    Compiler 39
    Location code 32572158Noordhoek Dam (Western Cape)
    Start date 2001-02-14
    Season SSummer
    Start time 16:16:00
    End time 17:05:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 19
    Total Count 293
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Japie confirmed the sighting for Kelp Gull. A single dead bird was collected at the dam. This bird probably flew up the Gouritz River. Two other Kelp Gulls were also reported further up-river at the Leeu Gamka Dam during the same season.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		60
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		180
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		120
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		230
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		50
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		310
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		520
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		540
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		90
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		170
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		80
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		60
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		120
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		110
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		20
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		130
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		50
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		80


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    Sunday 02 November 2025 11:21
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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