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    Vaalkop Dam (25202728)

    North West

    Card 806
    Compiler 345
    Location code 25202728Vaalkop Dam (North West)
    Start date 1996-07-14
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:00:00
    End time 12:00:00
    Shoreline covered 40
    Openwater covered 70
    Total Species 34
    Total Count 828
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)
    50
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    30
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    1520
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    400
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    80
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    430
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    210
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)
    20
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)
    40
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    500
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    680
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    1190
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    250
    91Duck, Knob-billed
    (Sarkidiornis melanotos)
    70
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    30
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)
    30
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    110
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)
    90
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    20
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)
    10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)
    20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    2070
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    100
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    30
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)
    30
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)
    40
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    70
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)
    10
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    80


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 12:33
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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