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    Midmar Dam: Reserve Section (29313011)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 508623
    Compiler 1581
    Location code 29313011Midmar Dam: Reserve Section (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2020-07-20
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:50
    End time 12:30
    Shoreline covered 30
    Openwater covered 40
    Total Species 29
    Total Count 1535
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes There is a lot of litter along the shore line left by fishermen. This is a danger to the water birds.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    47Jane Irvine
     
    16595Sally Cummings
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		300
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		40
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		120
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		110
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		40
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)    		40
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		200
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		310
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		130
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		5350
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		2521Confirmed Breeding
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		80
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		90
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		330
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Spatula hottentota)    		30
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		40
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		4980
    214Crane, Grey Crowned
    (Balearica regulorum)    		80
    215Crane, Wattled
    (Grus carunculata)    		50
    216Crane, Blue
    (Grus paradisea)    		90
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		120
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		110
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		60
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		30
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		50


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 11:12
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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