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    Albert Falls Dam: Route 1 (29263024)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 508672
    Compiler 1581
    Location code 29263024Albert Falls Dam: Route 1 (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2020-07-31
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:45
    End time 12:55
    Shoreline covered 40
    Openwater covered 30
    Total Species 30
    Total Count 448
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes There were a large amount of fisherman along the shoreline.This caused many of the waterbirds to congregate in an area away from people. Litter is a big problem along the shoreline and the officials don't clean it up.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Sarah Millar
     
    47Jane Irvine
     
    1799Peter Divall
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		50
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		30
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		520
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		290
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		50
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		30
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)    		10
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		30
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)    		30
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		180
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		110
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		60
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		110
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		460
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		140
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		390
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		130
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		70
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		20
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		580
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		100
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		200
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		60
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		740


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 07:49
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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