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    Vaalkop Dam (25202728)

    North West

    Card 504
    Compiler 70
    Location code 25202728Vaalkop Dam (North West)
    Start date 1995-01-22
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:00:00
    End time 12:00:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 36
    Total Count 889
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 4Motor vehicle
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    50
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    460
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    1410
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    180
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    80
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    40
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    20
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)
    200
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    120
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)
    20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    360
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)
    10
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)
    10
    64Heron, Black
    (Egretta ardesiaca)
    80
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)
    10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    90
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)
    10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    30
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    170
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)
    30
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    60
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)
    180
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)
    10
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    40
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)
    10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    1600
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)
    10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    170
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)
    10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    20
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)
    20
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)
    3270
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    80
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)
    10


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 08:15
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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