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    Olifantsnek Dam (25472715)

    North West

    Card 509732
    Compiler 11753
    Location code 25472715Olifantsnek Dam (North West)
    Start date 2022-08-06
    Season WWinter
    Start time 10:00
    End time 13:30
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 70
    Total Species 17
    Total Count 142
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Dam level confirmed at 80% full. Water levels made access difficult.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    130
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    50
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    60
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    10
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)
    10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    380
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    70
    91Duck, Knob-billed
    (Sarkidiornis melanotos)
    10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    20
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    270
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    230
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    80
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    50
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    20


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    Sunday 24 November 2024 02:13
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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