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    Albert Falls Dam: Route 1 (29263024)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 506586
    Compiler 1581
    Location code 29263024Albert Falls Dam: Route 1 (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2017-07-26
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:20
    End time 11:40
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 28
    Total Count 481
    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 is only 30% full so route 2 by boat was not done
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Eckhard Buchmann
     
    0Sean Glynn
     
    0Viv ONeill
     
    47Jane Irvine
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		260
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		750
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		400
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		90
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		50
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		30
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		10
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		50
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		130
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		120
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		90
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1501Confirmed Breeding
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		10
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		20
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		222Confirmed Breeding
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    214Crane, Grey Crowned
    (Balearica regulorum)    		330
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		180
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		170
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		180
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		100


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 10:24
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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