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    Midmar Dam: Reserve Section (29313011)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 512568
    Compiler 10320
    Location code 29313011Midmar Dam: Reserve Section (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2026-07-15
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:20
    End time 12:15
    Shoreline covered 30
    Openwater covered 40
    Total Species 27
    Total Count 1022
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 15Pollution by domestic sewage
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 4Motor vehicle
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes None
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    11128Ingrid Weiersbye
     
    11425Roger Porter
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		160
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		140
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		80
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		110
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		220
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		140
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		400
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		5950
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		100
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		390
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		90
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		50
    197Rail, African
    (Rallus caerulescens)    		10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		100
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1290
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		470
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		310
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		80
    14799Egret, Yellow-billed
    (Egretta brachyrhyncha)    		10


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    Thursday 13 August 2026 10:48
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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