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    Vaalkop Dam (25202728)

    North West
    Card 510884
    Compiler 2254
    Location code 25202728Vaalkop Dam (North West)
    Start date 2024-07-27
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:00
    End time 11:35
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 46
    Total Count 1795
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 3Overgrown by alien vegetation
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Water hyacinth has become an invasive weed that has become a big problem for the dam and area and impedes navigation for barges. In addition, fish are being poached with gill nets.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    2230Lesley Cornish
     
    2254Lance Robinson
     
    17123Julia Laubscher
     
    19245Dries Laubscher
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		370
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		1710
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		1620Possibly Breeding
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		940Possibly Breeding
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		110Possibly Breeding
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		170
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		20
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		640
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		1300
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)    		140
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		140
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		2020
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		20
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		40
    76Stork, Yellow-billed
    (Mycteria ibis)    		30
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		1510
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		350
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		180
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		540
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		230
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		990
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		70
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		110
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		10
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		40
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		10
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		60
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		40
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		60
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		720
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		30
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		130
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		500
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		20
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		10
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		40
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		50
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		330
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		60
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		280
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		30
    9638Cormorant, Great
    (Phalacrocorax carbo)    		2190
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		40


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    Thursday 19 September 2024 04:03
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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