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    Kwena Dam (25213022)

    Mpumalanga
    Card 502818
    Compiler 724
    Location code 25213022Kwena Dam (Mpumalanga)
    Start date 2013-07-23
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:50
    End time 12:10
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 30
    Total Count 1748
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Dam 100% full. Sesbania punicea an alien invasive plant species, infests the shores of this dam. Pontaderia sp. noticed at Crocodile river inflow.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		10
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		80
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		270
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		640
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		170
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		30
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		30
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		1270
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		3600
    91Duck, Knob-billed
    (Sarkidiornis melanotos)    		30
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		380
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		60
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		50
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		30
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		10250
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		120
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		250
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		50
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (Anas sp.)    		20


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 06:36
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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