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    Spioenkop Dam (28412929)

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Card 393
    Compiler 50
    Location code 28412929Spioenkop Dam (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 1994-07-17
    Season WWinter
    Start time 06:30:00
    End time 09:30:00
    Shoreline covered 40
    Openwater covered 65
    Total Species 31
    Total Count 531
    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
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    50
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    350
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    430
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    80
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    20
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)
    10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    150
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)
    120
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)
    10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    50
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    310
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    400
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)
    20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    2430
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)
    250
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    20
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    50
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    100
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    30
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)
    10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    150
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)
    10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)
    10
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    170


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    Friday 29 March 2024 05:40
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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