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    Theewaterskloof Dam (34021913)

    Western Cape
    Card 500474
    Compiler 1005
    Location code 34021913Theewaterskloof Dam (Western Cape)
    Start date 2009-01-23
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:15
    End time 15:10
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 29
    Total Count 3581
    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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    0M. Cumming
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		393Confirmed Breeding
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		8316Confirmed Breeding
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		745Confirmed Breeding
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		40
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		80
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		80
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		80
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		60
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		30624Confirmed Breeding
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		90
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		210
    103Duck, Maccoa
    (Oxyura maccoa)    		10
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		21Confirmed Breeding
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		20
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		30
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		140
    216Crane, Blue
    (Grus paradisea)    		50
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		210
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		260Probably Breeding
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		100
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		610
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		530
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		480
    10004Goose, Domestic
    (Anser anser domesticus)    		60
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (Anas sp.)    		10


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    Monday 15 December 2025 10:29
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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