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    Cowles Dam (26132828)

    Gauteng
    Card 500708
    Compiler 17
    Location code 26132828Cowles Dam (Gauteng)
    Start date 2009-01-27
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:00
    End time 10:00
    Shoreline covered 40
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 7
    Total Count 21
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes This site needs serious management of the aquatic vegetation. Shorelines are totally engroached with reeds. The area has also become a haven for criminals and therefore dangerous for birders to visit.
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0M. Hood
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		60
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		10
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		70
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		20
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		10


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    Saturday 25 October 2025 08:30
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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