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    Albert Falls Dam: Route 1 (29263024)

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Card 505131
    Compiler 1581
    Location code 29263024Albert Falls Dam: Route 1 (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2015-08-07
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:30
    End time 12:30
    Shoreline covered 30
    Openwater covered 40
    Total Species 16
    Total Count 165
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 4Motor vehicle
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The dam level has dropped to 58% so there were very few birds
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    90
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    420
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    210
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    40
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)
    10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)
    10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    270
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)
    10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)
    20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    460
    1342Shelduck, Common
    (Tadorna tadorna)
    20


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    Sunday 24 November 2024 03:57
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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