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    Reichenau Mission Dam (29482938)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 511091
    Compiler 14593
    Location code 29482938Reichenau Mission Dam (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2025-01-17
    Season SSummer
    Start time 13:50
    End time 14:30
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 24
    Total Count 594
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Observations conducted from road along northside of dam with spotting scope and binoculares.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		184
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		80
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		30
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		275
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		420
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		110
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		60
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		60
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		140
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		60
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		70
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		20
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		81Confirmed Breeding
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		20
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		20
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		50
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		3955Possibly Breeding
    215Crane, Wattled
    (Grus carunculata)    		31Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		210
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		10


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    Thursday 05 June 2025 12:06
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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