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    Paardevlei Dam (34051849)

    Western Cape
    Card 503593
    Compiler 229
    Location code 34051849Paardevlei Dam (Western Cape)
    Start date 2012-01-25
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:00
    End time 09:30
    Shoreline covered 85
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 19
    Total Count 430
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Wind was strong SE. One pair of White-faced ducks had 6 ducklings swimming with them. A pair of Black Swans were noted and on enquiry it appears that they have become very regular visitors, if not partial residents.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		110
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		60
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		140
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		250
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		300
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		20
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		130
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		540
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		260
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		270
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		80Confirmed Breeding
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		70
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1960
    216Crane, Blue
    (Grus paradisea)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		20
    10007Swan, Black
    (Cygnus atratus)    		20


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 10:57
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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