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    Kwena Dam (25213022)

    Mpumalanga
    Card 8734
    Compiler 728
    Location code 25213022Kwena Dam (Mpumalanga)
    Start date 2007-01-09
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:40:00
    End time 11:20:00
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 31
    Total Count 726
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Fishermen/visitor refuse reaching serious proportions and can be seen as a threat towards habitat for the birds.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		280
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		1420
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		100
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		130
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		70
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)    		30
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		1420
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		10
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		60
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		70
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		210
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		800Confirmed Breeding
    91Duck, Knob-billed
    (Sarkidiornis melanotos)    		70
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		780
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		60
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		110Probably Breeding
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		230
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		70
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		820
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		30
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		50
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		20
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		60
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		90
    396Kingfisher, Half-collared
    (Alcedo semitorquata)    		40
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		140


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 09:36
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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