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    Vaalkop Dam (25202728)

    North West

    Card 4009
    Compiler 1377
    Location code 25202728Vaalkop Dam (North West)
    Start date 2001-07-15
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:00:00
    End time 14:00:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 34
    Total Count 1684
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    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)
    390
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    700
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    1810
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    960
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    540
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    130
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)
    50
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    100
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)
    10
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)
    300
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)
    60
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    190
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    30
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    230
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    470
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    3780
    91Duck, Knob-billed
    (Sarkidiornis melanotos)
    300
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    210
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    360
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Spatula hottentota)
    40
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)
    430
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)
    40
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    40
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)
    10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    4510
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)
    40
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    440
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    120
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)
    10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    240
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    270


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 08:49
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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