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    Reichenau Mission Dam (29482938)

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Card 502546
    Compiler 10451
    Location code 29482938Reichenau Mission Dam (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2013-01-22
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:45
    End time 10:50
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 21
    Total Count 549
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes view of dam extremely limited from north side due to very high mealie crop. counting had to be effected from northeast corner and along east side of dam. 9 small un-identified waders observed - possibly a sandpiper
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    330
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    60
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    30
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)
    20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    60
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    100
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    30
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    42
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    250
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    161Confirmed Breeding
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)
    80
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)
    10
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    10
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)
    10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    90
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    4100
    214Crane, Grey Crowned
    (Balearica regulorum)
    20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    30
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)
    30
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    20


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    Thursday 28 March 2024 10:50
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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