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    Vygeboom Dam (25533036)

    Mpumalanga
    Card 502845
    Compiler 724
    Location code 25533036Vygeboom Dam (Mpumalanga)
    Start date 2013-07-26
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:45
    End time 12:30
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 19
    Total Count 369
    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 Only two people counting. L. Cohen did not participate in count, only assisted with the submission of data. Dam 100% full. Alien invasive Sesbania punicea, Lantana camara infestations along shores. Seems to spread substantially. Pompom weed also observed along banks.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		40
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		40
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		450
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		100
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		80
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		80
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		760
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1520Confirmed Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		80
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		190
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		20
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		220


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 12:46
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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