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    Albert Falls Dam: Route 2 (29253024)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 504693
    Compiler 1581
    Location code 29253024Albert Falls Dam: Route 2 (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2015-01-23
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:10
    End time 12:15
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 20
    Total Species 28
    Total Count 847
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Dam Level only 68% full so there were many sand banks. We could not get too close to the shore because the water was shallow and had many logs sticking out.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		250
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		680
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		30
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		110
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		30
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		30
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		80
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		520
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		5422Confirmed Breeding
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		40
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		50
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		20
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		80
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		160Confirmed Breeding
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		30
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		520
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		70
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		70
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		20
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		80
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		60


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    Thursday 18 December 2025 08:19
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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