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    Voelvlei Dam (33221903)

    Western Cape
    Card 501399
    Compiler 228
    Location code 33221903Voelvlei Dam (Western Cape)
    Start date 2009-09-21
    Season OOther
    Start time 09:30
    End time 12:30
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 9
    Total Count 297
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 4Motor vehicle
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Hot and much shimmer. Birds very skittish and subject to movement if approached. Species sheet Notes
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0F. Kruger
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		20
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		30
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		60
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		50
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		2710Confirmed Breeding
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		60
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20


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    Monday 26 January 2026 01:58
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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