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    Pongolapoort Dam (27253158)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 958
    Compiler 440
    Location code 27253158Pongolapoort Dam (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 1997-01-15
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:00:00
    End time 15:30:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 20
    Total Species 30
    Total Count 1057
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    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
    41Pelican, Pink-backed
    (Pelecanus rufescens)    		100
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		430
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		200
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		260
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		80
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		570
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		100
    60Egret, Intermediate [x]
    (Ardea intermedia)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		4590
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		10
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		50
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		120
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		930
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		20
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		2630
    101Duck, Fulvous Whistling
    (Dendrocygna bicolor)    		90
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		30
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		30
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		10
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		20
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		40
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		20
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		40
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		50
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		70


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    Tuesday 04 November 2025 09:55
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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