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    Watermead Dam (29502935)

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Card 4301
    Compiler 1588
    Location code 29502935Watermead Dam (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2002-01-29
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:00:00
    End time 10:00:00
    Shoreline covered 20
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 24
    Total Count 288
    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
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    190
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    150
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    30
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    10
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)
    40
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    580
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    90
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    790
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    10
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)
    10
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)
    70
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)
    20
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    20
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)
    10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)
    20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    130
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    500
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    70
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)
    40
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)
    41Confirmed Breeding
    361Owl, Marsh
    (Asio capensis)
    10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    30
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)
    10


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 10:03
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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