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    Klipvoor Dam (25102751)

    North West
    Card 500435
    Compiler 1917
    Location code 25102751Klipvoor Dam (North West)
    Start date 2008-08-10
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:00
    End time 12:00
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 46
    Total Count 2495
    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 Dam was at 100% full and thus had very little shore-line for wading birds.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0C. Coombe Heath
     
    0E. Bleksley
     
    0J. Isom
     
    0L. Coombe-Heath
     
    0L. Cornish
     
    0M. Whitcomb
     
    0P. Coombe-Heath
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		460Probably Breeding
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		630
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		4180
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		2970
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		960
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		710
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		130
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		20
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		560
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		160
    60Egret, Intermediate [x]
    (Ardea intermedia)    		210
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		580
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		90
    64Heron, Black
    (Egretta ardesiaca)    		30
    65Heron, Rufous-bellied
    (Ardeola rufiventris)    		30
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		150
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		80
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		220
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		70
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		190
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		5040Probably Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		30
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		360
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		850
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		10
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		240
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		240
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		10
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		140Probably Breeding
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		30
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		3281Confirmed Breeding
    213Finfoot, African
    (Podica senegalensis)    		10
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		160
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		140
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		320
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		940
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		60
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		30
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		30
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		130
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		360
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		20
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40


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