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    Theewaterskloof Dam (34021913)

    Western Cape
    Card 5184
    Compiler 33
    Location code 34021913Theewaterskloof Dam (Western Cape)
    Start date 2003-08-22
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:15:00
    End time 14:00:00
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 70
    Total Species 22
    Total Count 583
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 1
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		10
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		172Confirmed Breeding
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		70
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		211Confirmed Breeding
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		340
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		200
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		90
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		160
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		2611Confirmed Breeding
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		780
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		140
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		120
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		60
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		170
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		50
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		210
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		300
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		70


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    Monday 15 December 2025 10:28
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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