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    Witbank Dam (25532918)

    Mpumalanga

    Card 94700
    Compiler 2129
    Location code 25532918Witbank Dam (Mpumalanga)
    Start date 2008-07-19
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:15:00 AM
    End time 12:00:00 PM
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 26
    Total Count 532
    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
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    270
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    150
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    70
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    20
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    20
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    50
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    30
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)
    10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    690
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    180
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    20
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)
    70
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    30
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    2220
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    590
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)
    20
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    20
    361Owl, Marsh
    (Asio capensis)
    10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    550
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)
    40
    10004Goose, Domestic
    (Anser anser)
    110
    10006Duck, Domestic
    (Anas platyrhynchos)
    90


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    Tuesday 16 April 2024 07:51
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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