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    Herold Farm: Dam 5 (33492227)

    Western Cape
    Card 503813
    Compiler 1199
    Location code 33492227Herold Farm: Dam 5 (Western Cape)
    Start date 2011-07-14
    Season WWinter
    Start time 11:15
    End time 11:41
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 10
    Total Count 100
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Dam very full. Extent of shoreline made it difficult to observe smaller wader and plover species.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		80
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		660
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		70
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		80
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		60
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10


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    Tuesday 16 December 2025 10:54
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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