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    Rockwall Dam (25302712)

    North West
    Card 507825
    Compiler 13316
    Location code 25302712Rockwall Dam (North West)
    Start date 2019-07-20
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:40
    End time 11:30
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 31
    Total Count 495
    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 morning was very windy and cold, making counting difficult. The birds were sheltering in the grass and reeds.. The dam level is at 47%
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0A Odendaal
     
    0C Foot
     
    0H Matthews
     
    0J Odendaal
     
    0J Voges
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		400
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		590
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		370
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		180
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		60
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		610
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		50
    76Stork, Yellow-billed
    (Mycteria ibis)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		20
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		100
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		130
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		140
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		150
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		110
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		40
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		40
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		230
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		150
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		290
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		10
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		150
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		80
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		520
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		410
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 10:20
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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