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    Albert Falls Dam: Route 2 (29253024)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 503044
    Compiler 167
    Location code 29253024Albert Falls Dam: Route 2 (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2013-08-11
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:45
    End time 12:35
    Shoreline covered 75
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 28
    Total Count 396
    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 96% full
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		50
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		80
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		180
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		210
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    60Egret, Intermediate [x]
    (Ardea intermedia)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		150
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		130
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		190
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1550
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		20
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		70
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    214Crane, Grey Crowned
    (Balearica regulorum)    		30
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		100
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		50
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		100
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		70
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		40
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		50
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		30
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		210
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		520
    10007Swan, Black
    (Cygnus atratus)    		20


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    Thursday 18 December 2025 05:11
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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