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    Albert Falls Dam: Route 1 (29263024)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 501657
    Compiler 474
    Location code 29263024Albert Falls Dam: Route 1 (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2010-02-10
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:00
    End time 11:00
    Shoreline covered 30
    Openwater covered 40
    Total Species 31
    Total Count 356
    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 Route 1 by car. Dam 104% full. Due to illness of the boat operator we were unable to do the count on route 2 by boat this time. Nothing I could do about it. 2 Yellow-billed Duck + 8 juveniles. 4 African Fish Eagle + 4 juveniles.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		60
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		110
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		470
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    74Openbill, African
    (Anastomus lamelligerus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		70
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		140Confirmed Breeding
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		460
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		60
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		240Confirmed Breeding
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		40
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		60
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		60Confirmed Breeding
    197Rail, African
    (Rallus caerulescens)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		150
    214Crane, Grey Crowned
    (Balearica regulorum)    		20
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		130
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		50
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		900
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		40
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		150
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		60
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		180


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 02:45
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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