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    Albert Falls Dam: Route 1 (29263024)

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Card 507183
    Compiler 1581
    Location code 29263024Albert Falls Dam: Route 1 (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2018-07-31
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:30
    End time 00:00
    Shoreline covered 30
    Openwater covered 40
    Total Species 23
    Total Count 297
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The dam was 51.8% full
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Drummond Densham
     
    0Gloria Densham
     
    0Leon Labuschagne
     
    167Pam Nicol
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    160
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    180
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    190
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    80
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    60
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)
    30
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    30
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    280
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    810
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    40
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    30
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    80
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)
    160
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    40
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)
    10
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    120
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    230
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    10
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)
    40
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    80
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    260


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 01:55
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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