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    Meerlust Dam (34011844)

    Western Cape
    Card 501558
    Compiler 230
    Location code 34011844Meerlust Dam (Western Cape)
    Start date 2010-07-16
    Season WWinter
    Start time 16:00
    End time 16:30
    Shoreline covered 45
    Openwater covered 50
    Total Species 9
    Total Count 57
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Very cold wind - not many birds around!
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		50
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		400
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10


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    Tuesday 16 December 2025 11:04
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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