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    So Ver Myn Dam (28132431)

    Northern Cape
    Card 504232
    Compiler 2194
    Location code 28132431So Ver Myn Dam (Northern Cape)
    Start date 2011-07-15
    Season WWinter
    Start time 13:40
    End time 14:10
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 14
    Total Count 67
    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 are still very few birds compared to previous years. There appears to be abstaction of water for a nearby diamond mining operation. .
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		60
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		30
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		10
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		40
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		30
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		50
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		40
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		180
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		100
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		60


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 06:27
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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