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    Vaalkop Dam (25202728)

    North West
    Card 504779
    Compiler 2254
    Location code 25202728Vaalkop Dam (North West)
    Start date 2015-01-18
    Season SSummer
    Start time 17:30
    End time 19:30
    Shoreline covered 30
    Openwater covered 40
    Total Species 40
    Total Count 1912
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    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)    		30
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		368150Confirmed Breeding
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		650200Confirmed Breeding
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		1050
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		150Probably Breeding
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		80Probably Breeding
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		70
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		80
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		3520
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		80
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		10
    64Heron, Black
    (Egretta ardesiaca)    		100
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		90
    76Stork, Yellow-billed
    (Mycteria ibis)    		50
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		100
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1380
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		20
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		100
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		70
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		50
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		30
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		210
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		230
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		20
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		10
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		10
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		1100
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		150


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 02:17
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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