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    Albert Falls Dam: Route 1 (29263024)

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Card 510831
    Compiler 1581
    Location code 29263024Albert Falls Dam: Route 1 (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2024-07-24
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:25
    End time 11:30
    Shoreline covered 30
    Openwater covered 1040
    Total Species 17
    Total Count 353
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 9Little angling fishing
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The count started off very cold and misty but cleared up after a half an hour. it became warm and pleasant. The litter from the fishermen is still a problem.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Anita Divall
     
    1799Peter Divall
     
    16595Sally Cumming
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    50
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    30
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    30
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    30
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    1500
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    70
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    70
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    20
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    100
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    200
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    30
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    1300


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    Monday 16 September 2024 10:11
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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