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    Pongolapoort Dam (27253158)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 687
    Compiler 344
    Location code 27253158Pongolapoort Dam (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 1996-01-17
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:20:00
    End time 16:30:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 31
    Total Count 1252
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    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
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		380
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		190
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		240
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		50
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		150
    60Egret, Intermediate [x]
    (Ardea intermedia)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		3050
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		10
    64Heron, Black
    (Egretta ardesiaca)    		10
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		20
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		160
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1230
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		80
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		80
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		2840
    101Duck, Fulvous Whistling
    (Dendrocygna bicolor)    		2780
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		30
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		50
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		10
    211Moorhen, Lesser
    (Paragallinula angulata)    		10
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		830
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		80
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		90
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		10
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		20


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    Sunday 14 December 2025 11:55
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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