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    Driftsands Dam (33571839)

    Western Cape
    Card 505990
    Compiler 13203
    Location code 33571839Driftsands Dam (Western Cape)
    Start date 2016-09-08
    Season OOther
    Start time 09:45
    End time 11:20
    Shoreline covered 10
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 9
    Total Count 229
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes
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    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Vusikhaya Zondiwe
     
    0Yolonda Madyibi
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		370
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		20
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		160
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1500
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		160


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    Saturday 25 October 2025 04:58
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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