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    Klipvoor Dam (25102751)

    North West
    Card 511446
    Compiler 22449
    Location code 25102751Klipvoor Dam (North West)
    Start date 2025-07-05
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:00
    End time 12:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 29
    Total Count 724
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 5Eutrophication
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Extremely misty at the beginning, only cleared up at 9:15, counts were low before that. Diversity is a bit low, however lots of Giant Kingfishers and 1 special sighting of a juvenile White backed night heron, which might be a new sighting for the area.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Britta Zawada
     
    0Ian Nortje
     
    0Neithard Graf von Durckheim
     
    22449Jacek Zawada
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		1190
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		1390
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		1830
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		260
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		100
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		110
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		40
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		10
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		160
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		120
    64Heron, Black
    (Egretta ardesiaca)    		10
    70Night Heron, White-backed
    (Gorsachius leuconotus)    		11Probably Breeding
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		40
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1120
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		40
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		20
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		150
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		51Probably Breeding
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		100
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		30
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		160
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		10
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		40
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		130
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		70


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    Tuesday 08 July 2025 07:35
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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