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    Theewaterskloof Dam (34021913)

    Western Cape
    Card 501068
    Compiler 1005
    Location code 34021913Theewaterskloof Dam (Western Cape)
    Start date 2009-07-25
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:40
    End time 16:10
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 25
    Total Count 1306
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    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
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		20
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		263Confirmed Breeding
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		40
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		171Confirmed Breeding
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		60
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		60
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		70
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		720
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		470
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		9340
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		80
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		730
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		20
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		42Confirmed Breeding
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		253Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		60
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		240
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		170
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		80
    10004Goose, Domestic
    (Anser anser domesticus)    		70
    10006Duck, Domestic
    (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus)    		30


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    Monday 15 December 2025 10:27
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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