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    Klipvoor Dam (25102751)

    North West
    Card 510186
    Compiler 2230
    Location code 25102751Klipvoor Dam (North West)
    Start date 2023-07-30
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:00
    End time 13:00
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 70
    Total Species 18
    Total Count 301
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 5Eutrophication
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes We could only get four people, so our coverage was poor. Also, it was a cold and breezy day, so birds were likely to be hunkered down and missed.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Britta Zawada
     
    0Sue Temple
     
    2230Jane Brusch
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		250
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		560
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		700
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		210
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		170
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		20
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		20
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		50
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		120
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		484
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		120
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		20
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		80
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		70
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		100


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    Sunday 02 November 2025 07:51
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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