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    Kroondal Dam (25442718)

    North West

    Card 512630
    Compiler 11753
    Location code 25442718Kroondal Dam (North West)
    Start date 2026-08-29
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:45
    End time 10:45
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 19
    Total Count 93
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 8Hunting/trapping/poaching of birds
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Blacksmith Lapwing and Glossy Ibis released from snares. 14 snares removed. Dam overflowing
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Estie vd Merwe
     
    20427Charles Foot
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    60
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    90
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    10
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    40
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    10
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)
    10
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)
    50
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    30
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    122Confirmed Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    20
    101Duck, Fulvous Whistling
    (Dendrocygna bicolor)
    40
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)
    70
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    150
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    70
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)
    120
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    10


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    Monday 31 August 2026 07:17
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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