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    So Ver Myn Dam (28132431)

    Northern Cape

    Card 504231
    Compiler 2194
    Location code 28132431So Ver Myn Dam (Northern Cape)
    Start date 2010-08-06
    Season WWinter
    Start time 13:30
    End time 14:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 15
    Total Count 125
    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 There were very few birds compared to previous years. The wall had been dug through and pipeline of sorts laid through it. A set-up was installed on the dam wall to pump water through the wall (reason for this uncertain). Not sure if this activity had disturbed the birds.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    250
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    80
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    190
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    80
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)
    30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    100
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    140
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    90
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    80
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)
    20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    30
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    70
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)
    50


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 12:40
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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