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    Albert Falls Dam: Route 1 (29263024)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 512573
    Compiler 10320
    Location code 29263024Albert Falls Dam: Route 1 (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2026-07-31
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:36
    End time 13:15
    Shoreline covered 30
    Openwater covered 40
    Total Species 26
    Total Count 475
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 9Little angling fishing
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Anglers on weekends and school holidays probably disturb birds on and next to the dam. Our visit was on a weekday with few anglers active.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Pat Jennings
     
    16759Doug Bell
     
    18120Sean Glynn
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		40
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		130
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		180
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		50
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		60
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		911Confirmed Breeding
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		130
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		70
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		30
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		80
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		10
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		70
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		243Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		1251Confirmed Breeding
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		20
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		30
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		140
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		60
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		1160


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    Thursday 13 August 2026 10:52
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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