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    Vaal Dam: West (26542808)

    Free State
    Card 5077
    Compiler 1631
    Location code 26542808Vaal Dam: West (Free State)
    Start date 2002-10-27
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:00:00
    End time 13:00:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 51
    Total Count 2259
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 1
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		110
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		2260Confirmed Breeding
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		620Possibly Breeding
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		210
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		480
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		90
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		140
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		100
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		320
    79Stork, Black
    (Ciconia nigra)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		20
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		30
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		230
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10Confirmed Breeding
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		120Possibly Breeding
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1000Confirmed Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		120
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		260Confirmed Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		1340Possibly Breeding
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		410Confirmed Breeding
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		250
    101Duck, Fulvous Whistling
    (Dendrocygna bicolor)    		20
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		10
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		7440
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		350
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		150
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		230Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		2060
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		60
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		1240
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		100
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		30
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		100
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		20
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		1260
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		400
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		40
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		30
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		130
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		300
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)    		20
    10004Goose, Domestic
    (Anser anser domesticus)    		60
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		130
    10009Tern, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		120
    10015Mallard, Hybrid
    (Anas hybrid)    		50Confirmed Breeding


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 06:46
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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