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    Spitskop Dam (28042433)

    Northern Cape

    Card 6539
    Compiler 105
    Location code 28042433Spitskop Dam (Northern Cape)
    Start date 2005-08-11
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:01:00
    End time 16:40:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 85
    Total Species 57
    Total Count 12191
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 0
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)
    40
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    9590
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    1470Probably Breeding
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    4070
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    930
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    70
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    170
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    10
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)
    40
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    20
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)
    80
    67Bittern, Little
    (Ixobrychus minutus)
    30
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)
    130
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    120
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)
    30
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    30
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    190
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    1650
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)
    22770
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    190
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    920
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    70
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    2780
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    1670
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    630
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    990Confirmed Breeding
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Spatula hottentota)
    100
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)
    80
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)
    30
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    40Possibly Breeding
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)
    10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)
    10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)
    30
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    580
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    64940
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)
    40
    236Plover, Chestnut-banded
    (Charadrius pallidus)
    20
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    820
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    340
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    820
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)
    70
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)
    430
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)
    480
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)
    720
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    10
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)
    30
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)
    20
    265Godwit, Black-tailed
    (Limosa limosa)
    280
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)
    590
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    550
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    130
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    110
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)
    370
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    1090
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)
    80
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)
    390


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 12:15
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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