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Albert Falls Dam: Route 2 (29253024)
KwaZulu-Natal
CWAC status	REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY
Authority	Private
Management status	STATE IMPOUNDMENT
Conservation status	UNPROTECTED
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Date_registered
2006-04-26
Brief_description
A large water supply dam with mostly open, rather barren shoreline of earth/stones, but some muddy areas with wet grass, and a little fringing reed/sedge cover, especially at inlets. White- breasted Cormorant breeds. Attracts a good variety of waterbirds. Water level very low 1992-93; largest counts of Dabchick, Egyptian and Spurwinged Geese, Crowned Crane, Kittlitz's Plover and Cape Wagtail recorded winter 1993. High count and biomass totals in winters of 1993-94 due to good numbers of cormorants, geese and cranes (largest counts of Whitebreasted Cormorant and Little Egret in winter 1994, plus 295 Spurwinged Geese). High count of Blacksmith Plover in summer 1997. Osprey and Wattled Plover regular; occasional good numbers of Marsh Owl recorded. Occasional fishing competitions on the dam cause mild disturbance. This section is done by boat from the dam wall in a northern direction all along the shore line, right around the dam up to the gate where the game park starts. This is the same point where section 1 ends.

Spp	Common name	Taxonomic name	Min	Avg	Max	RAMSAR
72		Scopus umbretta	1	3.28	12
256		Calidris pugnax	1	23.75	63
50	Cormorant, Reed	Microcarbo africanus	2	188.68	2197
47	Cormorant, White-breasted	Phalacrocorax lucidus	1	29.72	247	130
203	Crake, Black	Zaporina flavirostra	1	3.89	17
214	Crane, Grey Crowned	Balearica regulorum	1	15.50	104	80
52	Darter, African	Anhinga rufa	3	21.75	49
95	Duck, African Black	Anas sparsa	1	2.00	4
101	Duck, Fulvous Whistling	Dendrocygna bicolor	6	6.00	6
104	Duck, White-backed	Thalassornis leuconotus	8	8.00	8
100	Duck, White-faced Whistling	Dendrocygna viduata	2	30.22	236
96	Duck, Yellow-billed	Anas undulata	2	24.38	244
58	Egret, Great	Ardea alba	1	4.13	17
60	Egret, Intermediate	Ardea intermedia	1	2.33	8
59	Egret, Little	Egretta garzetta	1	6.10	22
61	Egret, Western Cattle	Bubulcus ibis	4	24.06	94
149	Fish Eagle, African	Haliaeetus vocifer	1	10.76	59
89	Goose, Egyptian	Alopochen aegyptiaca	20	265.08	947
88	Goose, Spur-winged	Plectropterus gambensis	1	31.83	130
6	Grebe, Little	Tachybaptus ruficollis	5	15.38	40
263	Greenshank, Common	Tringa nebularia	1	5.80	22
167	Harrier, African Marsh	Circus ranivorus	1	1.00	1
166	Harrier, Western Marsh	Circus aeruginosus	3	3.00	3
55	Heron, Black-headed	Ardea melanocephala	1	3.38	14
56	Heron, Goliath	Ardea goliath	1	3.87	11
54	Heron, Grey	Ardea cinerea	1	8.05	46
57	Heron, Purple	Ardea purpurea	1	2.00	3
62	Heron, Squacco	Ardeola ralloides	1	1.00	1
63	Heron, Striated	Butorides striata	1	3.75	6
81	Ibis, African Sacred	Threskiornis aethiopicus	2	6.91	16
84	Ibis, Hadada	Bostrychia hagedash	1	13.95	67
228	Jacana, African	Actophilornis africanus	1	7.45	17
395	Kingfisher, Giant	Megaceryle maxima	1	5.21	11
396	Kingfisher, Half-collared	Alcedo semitorquata	1	1.33	2
397	Kingfisher, Malachite	Corythornis cristatus	1	8.14	26
394	Kingfisher, Pied	Ceryle rudis	1	12.18	33
245	Lapwing, Blacksmith	Vanellus armatus	2	51.46	200
210	Moorhen, Common	Gallinula chloropus	1	3.67	6
69	Night Heron, Black-crowned	Nycticorax nycticorax	1	2.75	4
172	Osprey, Western	Pandion haliaetus	1	2.32	5
233	Plover, Common Ringed	Charadrius hiaticula	1	9.75	23
237	Plover, Kittlitz's	Charadrius pecuarius	1	6.13	18
238	Plover, Three-banded	Charadrius tricollaris	1	7.05	18
235	Plover, White-fronted	Charadrius marginatus	2	14.00	26
258	Sandpiper, Common	Actitis hypoleucos	1	11.27	30
262	Sandpiper, Marsh	Tringa stagnatilis	1	5.33	14
264	Sandpiper, Wood	Tringa glareola	1	1.67	6
90	Shelduck, South African	Tadorna cana	1	2.38	4
94	Shoveler, Cape	Anas smithii	2	2.50	3
85	Spoonbill, African	Platalea alba	1	10.25	50
270	Stilt, Black-winged	Himantopus himantopus	4	14.29	57
253	Stint, Little	Calidris minuta	1	3.00	5
80	Stork, White	Ciconia ciconia	1	1.00	1	1
77	Stork, Woolly-necked	Ciconia episcopus	1	4.88	17
10007	Swan, Black	Cygnus atratus	2	2.00	2
99	Teal, Blue-billed	Anas hottentota	8	8.00	8
97	Teal, Red-billed	Anas erythrorhyncha	1	5.45	25
290	Tern, Caspian	Hydroprogne caspia	2	2.00	2
304	Tern, White-winged	Chlidonias leucopterus	1	1.00	1
274	Thick-knee, Water	Burhinus vermiculatus	1	3.73	15
0	Unknown, Unknown	Unknown Unknown	0	0.00	0
685	Wagtail, African Pied	Motacilla aguimp	2	11.95	23
686	Wagtail, Cape	Motacilla capensis	2	48.75	153
690	Wagtail, Grey	Motacilla cinerea	14	14.00	14
688	Wagtail, Mountain	Motacilla clara	2	2.00	2

Thursday 26 December 2024 04:02
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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Albert Falls Dam: Route 2 (29253024)

KwaZulu-Natal

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