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    Vygeboom Dam (25533036)

    Mpumalanga
    Card 500142
    Compiler 728
    Location code 25533036Vygeboom Dam (Mpumalanga)
    Start date 2008-01-15
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:15
    End time 14:30
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 33
    Total Count 636
    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
    Notes Perfect day for counting. Dam is 90% full, some habitat might have been covered with water. Species sheet Notes Shot 2 Mallard Ducks (male + female). Sesbania punicea can become a problem in the near future.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0A. Linström
     
    0A. Steyn
     
    0J. Coetser
     
    0K. de Wet
     
    0L. Cohen
     
    0T. Steyn
     
    0W. Drotski
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		650
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		410
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		260
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		100
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		60
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		1160
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		40
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		50
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		256Confirmed Breeding
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		972Confirmed Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		240
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		80
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		20
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		1200
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		130
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		10
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		100
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		10
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		20
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		20
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		160
    396Kingfisher, Half-collared
    (Alcedo semitorquata)    		20
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		40
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		190
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		20
    10006Duck, Domestic
    (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus)    		30


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