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    Albert Falls Dam: Route 2 (29253024)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 503005
    Compiler 474
    Location code 29253024Albert Falls Dam: Route 2 (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2013-02-11
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:15
    End time 12:00
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 10
    Total Species 27
    Total Count 577
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The Dam was very full 110%. Water level up to the graa edge. S Bennett is the compiler but the count was undertaken by T Cove and R Murray by boat. Hadeda nest seen on a Bush Willow tree floating branch with a nestling bird in it. 1x juv White-faced Duck seen. 1 x juv Fish Eagle seen.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		100
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		1010
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		140
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		40
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		20
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		20
    60Egret, Intermediate [x]
    (Ardea intermedia)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		550
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		30
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		2990
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		80Confirmed Breeding
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		30Confirmed Breeding
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		50Confirmed Breeding
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		20
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		50
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		260
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		40
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		10
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		50
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		40
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		90
    396Kingfisher, Half-collared
    (Alcedo semitorquata)    		10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		70
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20


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    Thursday 18 December 2025 05:06
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