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    Voelvlei Dam (33221903)

    Western Cape
    Card 8038
    Compiler 228
    Location code 33221903Voelvlei Dam (Western Cape)
    Start date 2006-02-16
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:00:00
    End time 12:00:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 12
    Total Count 8703
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 4Motor vehicle
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Very difficult count. The birds were very skittish and large numbers frequently changed position. There may have been more shoreline as we had to observe from a long distance often against the son.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		60
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		1210
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		82770
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		2780
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		20
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		80
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10


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    Monday 26 January 2026 01:55
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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