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    Albert Falls Dam: Route 2 (29253024)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 501816
    Compiler 474
    Location code 29253024Albert Falls Dam: Route 2 (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2010-08-13
    Season WWinter
    Start time
    End time
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 20
    Total Species 25
    Total Count 389
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Very calm, a bit hazy otherwise good. 87.6%full 4 Juvenile and 5 Chicks - Egyptian Goose
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		60
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		110
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		40
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		160
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		880Confirmed Breeding
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		80
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		170Confirmed Breeding
    214Crane, Grey Crowned
    (Balearica regulorum)    		150
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		60
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		20
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		120
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		350
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		30
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		50
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		20
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		80
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		1380


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 06:20
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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