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    Vaalkop Dam (25202728)

    North West
    Card 511551
    Compiler 2254
    Location code 25202728Vaalkop Dam (North West)
    Start date 2025-07-12
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:00
    End time 12:30
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 6
    Total Count 42
    Wetland Condition 0
    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
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		100
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		50
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		90
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		80
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		60Probably Breeding
    9638Cormorant, Great
    (Phalacrocorax carbo)    		40


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    Saturday 30 August 2025 07:14
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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