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    Voelvlei Dam (33221903)

    Western Cape
    Card 508698
    Compiler 10737
    Location code 33221903Voelvlei Dam (Western Cape)
    Start date 2020-08-20
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:30
    End time 14:04
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 17
    Total Count 721
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Misty in the early morning but conditions became better later on. It was cloudy throughout the survey. Slight dew came in around 12h00. SABAP2 carried out alongside CWAC.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Linda Clokie
     
    0Newill Dynaard
     
    12568Earl Roode
     
    19052Jurant Petersen
     
    19561Khayakazi Breakfast
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		20
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		170
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		170
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		150
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		4800
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		150
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		30
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		20
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		160
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		30
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		30
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		1370
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		40


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    Monday 26 January 2026 01:54
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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