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    Radyn Dam (33181845)

    Western Cape
    Card 503897
    Compiler 45
    Location code 33181845Radyn Dam (Western Cape)
    Start date 2010-08-03
    Season WWinter
    Start time 12:45
    End time 14:30
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 27
    Total Count 679
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Due to the very high water levels, counting was done from the northern shoreline only, with the opposite bank being scanned by telescope. A new species for the counts at this site was a pair of Hottentot Teal. A pair of Egyptian Geese with 3 small chicks was present.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		20
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		50
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		460
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		260
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		620
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		70
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		240
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		490
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		60
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		130Confirmed Breeding
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		30
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		1060
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		160
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		240
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		270
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Spatula hottentota)    		20
    103Duck, Maccoa
    (Oxyura maccoa)    		110
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1900
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		110
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		30
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		340
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 09:37
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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