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    Pongolapoort Dam (27253158)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 583
    Compiler 76
    Location code 27253158Pongolapoort Dam (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 1995-07-10
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:30:00
    End time 14:00:00
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 36
    Total Count 5295
    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
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		810
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		890
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		70
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		150
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		1390
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		30
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		40
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		190
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		3290
    76Stork, Yellow-billed
    (Mycteria ibis)    		180
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		770
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		140
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		290
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		220
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		260
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		14240
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		3510
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		320
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		70
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		400
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		21790
    101Duck, Fulvous Whistling
    (Dendrocygna bicolor)    		30
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		100
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		20
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		60
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		270
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		90
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		1530
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		20
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		40
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		50
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		190
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		1380
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		50
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		50
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		20


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    Sunday 28 December 2025 10:49
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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