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    Vaalkop Dam (25202728)

    North West
    Card 511551
    Compiler 2254
    Location code 25202728Vaalkop Dam (North West)
    Start date 2025-07-06
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:00
    End time 12:30
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 28
    Total Count 516
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 3Overgrown by alien vegetation
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Sunny, clear conditions, temp. was 2 degrees
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    2254Lance Robinson
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		220
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		110
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		190
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		100
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		50
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		290
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		460
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		90
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		10
    67Bittern, Little
    (Ixobrychus minutus)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		210
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		50
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		1140
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		530
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		20
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		490
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		83Confirmed Breeding
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		70
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		100
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		400
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		50
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		360
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		60
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10


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    Thursday 16 October 2025 12:25
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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