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    Witbank Dam (25532918)

    Mpumalanga

    Card 9181
    Compiler 2129
    Location code 25532918Witbank Dam (Mpumalanga)
    Start date 2007-06-16
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08.00.00
    End time 02.00.00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 36
    Total Count 1634
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    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
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    1760
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    140
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    350
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    110
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    60
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    20
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    160
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    40
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    60
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    40
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    30
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    100
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    1120
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    130
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    200
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    210
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Spatula hottentota)
    40
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    7390
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    310
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    770
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    870
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)
    330
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)
    70
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    160Probably Breeding
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    140
    361Owl, Marsh
    (Asio capensis)
    40
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    30
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)
    10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)
    20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    1490
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)
    10
    10004Goose, Domestic
    (Anser anser)
    60
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)
    10
    10015, Hybrid Mallard
    (Anas hybrid)
    40


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    Wednesday 24 April 2024 07:17
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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