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    Pongolapoort Dam (27253158)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 500633
    Compiler 2276
    Location code 27253158Pongolapoort Dam (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2008-06-11
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:45
    End time 15:15
    Shoreline covered 75
    Openwater covered 60
    Total Species 26
    Total Count 3211
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes
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    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0C.Hanekom
     
    0M.Thompson
     
    0R.van der Westhuizen
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		480
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		1310
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		900
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		230
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		70
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		30
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		1400
    76Stork, Yellow-billed
    (Mycteria ibis)    		10
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)    		20
    79Stork, Black
    (Ciconia nigra)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		230
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		240
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		170
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		130
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		8820
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1310
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		13910
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		70
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		10
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		1770
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		560
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		380
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (Anas sp.)    		20


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    Sunday 28 December 2025 10:58
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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