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    New Denmark Dam (26442922)

    Mpumalanga

    Card 500627
    Compiler 1816
    Location code 26442922New Denmark Dam (Mpumalanga)
    Start date 2008-06-27
    Season WWinter
    Start time 13:00
    End time 15:20
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 75
    Total Species 13
    Total Count 722
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Water level overflowing due to underground water pumped in at an alarming rate.
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0C. Williams
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    30
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    30
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    10
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    160
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    2050
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    120
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    220
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    4160
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    330
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)
    30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    60


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    Friday 26 April 2024 07:49
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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