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    Albert Falls Dam: Route 1 (29263024)

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Card 506266
    Compiler 1581
    Location code 29263024Albert Falls Dam: Route 1 (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2016-01-31
    Season SSummer
    Start time
    End time
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 65
    Total Species 24
    Total Count 542
    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 Albert Falls Dam was 25% full so route 2 by boat could not take place. With a telescope we managed to scan the far banks to count the birds.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Shirley Carter- Brown
     
    47Jane Irvine
     
    167Pam Nicol
     
    1751Karin Nelson
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
    30
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    430
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    30
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    60
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    70
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)
    20
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)
    60
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)
    180
    79Stork, Black
    (Ciconia nigra)
    10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    50
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    130
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    3152Confirmed Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    70
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    176Confirmed Breeding
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)
    20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    120
    214Crane, Grey Crowned
    (Balearica regulorum)
    30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    340
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    30
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)
    10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    190
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)
    200


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 02:23
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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