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    Gartmore Farm Dams (29213016)

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Card 512572
    Compiler 10320
    Location code 29213016Gartmore Farm Dams (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2026-07-17
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:36
    End time 11:16
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 19
    Total Count 195
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 1None
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes One of the dams (Wattled Crane Dam) almost empty - Three-banded Plovers were thriving on the exposed mud.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    90
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)
    10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    260
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    620
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    20
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    120
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    211Confirmed Breeding
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)
    10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    10
    215Crane, Wattled
    (Grus carunculata)
    51Possibly Breeding
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)
    10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    190
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    230
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    20
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)
    10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    60


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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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