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    Pongolapoort Dam (27253158)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 509478
    Compiler 19575
    Location code 27253158Pongolapoort Dam (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2022-02-19
    Season SSummer
    Start time 05:55
    End time 12:35
    Shoreline covered 30
    Openwater covered 10
    Total Species 32
    Total Count 1384
    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 Water stretching into woodland, making shoreline invisible. Flooded vegetation, i.e. very little exposed mud flats.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0C. Hue
     
    0F. Myburgh
     
    10547I. Pretorius
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		480
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		370
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		70
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		20
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		90
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		100
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		30
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		5810
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		30
    66Bittern, Dwarf
    (Ixobrychus sturmii)    		10
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		10
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		40
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		150
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		80
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		790
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		40
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		40
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		1890
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		70
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		100
    209Gallinule, Allen's
    (Porphyrio alleni)    		50
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		740
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		1660
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		430
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		30
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		30
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		330
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		200
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		120


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    Sunday 14 December 2025 11:52
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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