Albert Falls Dam: Route 1 (29263024) | |
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KwaZulu-Natal | |
| CWAC status | REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY |
| Authority | Private |
| Management status | STATE IMPOUNDMENT |
| Conservation status | UNPROTECTED |
| IBA information | |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
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Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 1993-07-10 |
| 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 starts at the boat club, moves south along the shore into the Game Park, and stops at the end of the game park at the gate. This section is done by vehicle. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1016 | Anas platyrhynchos | 1 | 2.00 | 3 | ||||
| 256 | Calidris pugnax | 1 | 26.57 | 91 | ||||
| 72 | Scopus umbretta | 1 | 2.87 | 11 | ||||
| 212 | Coot, Red-knobbed | Fulica cristata | 2 | 8.40 | 15 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 1 | 33.95 | 264 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 1 | 22.21 | 270 | 130 | ||
| 199 | Crake, African | Crex egregia | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | -1 | ||
| 203 | Crake, Black | Zaporina flavirostra | 1 | 2.50 | 8 | |||
| 216 | Crane, Blue | Grus paradisea | 2 | 2.50 | 3 | |||
| 214 | Crane, Grey Crowned | Balearica regulorum | 1 | 7.47 | 33 | |||
| 52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 1 | 8.96 | 56 | |||
| 95 | Duck, African Black | Anas sparsa | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 10006 | Duck, Domestic | Anas platyrhynchos domesticus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 101 | Duck, Fulvous Whistling | Dendrocygna bicolor | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 10014 | Duck, Unidentified | Anas sp. | 20 | 83.33 | 300 | |||
| 100 | Duck, White-faced Whistling | Dendrocygna viduata | 1 | 9.52 | 32 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 1 | 7.87 | 37 | |||
| 58 | Egret, Great | Ardea alba | 1 | 2.53 | 15 | |||
| 60 | Egret, Intermediate [x] | Ardea intermedia | 1 | 2.69 | 7 | |||
| 59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 1 | 6.30 | 37 | |||
| 61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Bubulcus ibis | 1 | 55.46 | 501 | |||
| 149 | Fish Eagle, African | Haliaeetus vocifer | 1 | 4.92 | 22 | |||
| 86 | Flamingo, Greater | Phoenicopterus roseus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 10004 | Goose, Domestic | Anser anser domesticus | 1 | 1.38 | 3 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 7 | 158.87 | 884 | |||
| 88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 1 | 24.75 | 377 | |||
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 1 | 4.58 | 16 | |||
| 263 | Greenshank, Common | Tringa nebularia | 1 | 2.00 | 7 | |||
| 288 | Gull, Grey-headed | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 167 | Harrier, African Marsh | Circus ranivorus | 1 | 1.33 | 3 | |||
| 55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 1 | 3.00 | 15 | |||
| 56 | Heron, Goliath | Ardea goliath | 1 | 1.55 | 5 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 1 | 5.73 | 22 | |||
| 57 | Heron, Purple | Ardea purpurea | 1 | 1.14 | 2 | |||
| 62 | Heron, Squacco | Ardeola ralloides | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 63 | Heron, Striated (NOTE: use Little Heron) | Butorides striata | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 1 | 17.40 | 131 | |||
| 83 | Ibis, Glossy | Plegadis falcinellus | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 1 | 13.02 | 63 | |||
| 228 | Jacana, African | Actophilornis africanus | 1 | 1.87 | 4 | |||
| 395 | Kingfisher, Giant | Megaceryle maxima | 1 | 1.41 | 3 | |||
| 396 | Kingfisher, Half-collared | Alcedo semitorquata | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 397 | Kingfisher, Malachite | Corythornis cristatus | 1 | 2.21 | 7 | |||
| 394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 1 | 5.31 | 18 | |||
| 247 | Lapwing, African Wattled | Vanellus senegallus | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 4 | 53.44 | 307 | |||
| 509 | Martin, Brown-throated | Riparia paludicola | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 210 | Moorhen, Common | Gallinula chloropus | 1 | 4.25 | 12 | |||
| 74 | Openbill, African | Anastomus lamelligerus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 172 | Osprey, Western | Pandion haliaetus | 1 | 1.57 | 5 | |||
| 42 | Pelican, Great White | Pelecanus onocrotalus | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 233 | Plover, Common Ringed | Charadrius hiaticula | 1 | 12.33 | 48 | |||
| 237 | Plover, Kittlitz's | Charadrius pecuarius | 1 | 34.05 | 148 | |||
| 238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 1 | 7.98 | 24 | |||
| 197 | Rail, African | Rallus caerulescens | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | -1 | ||
| 258 | Sandpiper, Common | Actitis hypoleucos | 1 | 3.34 | 16 | |||
| 262 | Sandpiper, Marsh | Tringa stagnatilis | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 264 | Sandpiper, Wood | Tringa glareola | 1 | 4.86 | 26 | |||
| 90 | Shelduck, South African | Tadorna cana | 0 | 1.89 | 6 | |||
| 1342 | Shelduck, Common | Tadorna tadorna | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 94 | Shoveler, Cape | Anas smithii | 2 | 3.80 | 7 | |||
| 250 | Snipe, African | Gallinago nigripennis | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 85 | Spoonbill, African | Platalea alba | 1 | 5.69 | 19 | |||
| 270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 1 | 3.20 | 6 | |||
| 253 | Stint, Little | Calidris minuta | 1 | 4.80 | 10 | |||
| 14836 | Stork, Africa Woolly-necked | Ciconia microscelis | 6 | 6.00 | 6 | |||
| 79 | Stork, Black | Ciconia nigra | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 80 | Stork, White | Ciconia ciconia | 5 | 5.00 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 77 | Stork, Woolly-necked | Ciconia episcopus | 1 | 4.55 | 18 | |||
| 97 | Teal, Red-billed | Anas erythrorhyncha | 1 | 9.81 | 42 | |||
| 290 | Tern, Caspian | Hydroprogne caspia | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 305 | Tern, Whiskered | Chlidonias hybrida | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 274 | Thick-knee, Water | Burhinus vermiculatus | 1 | 2.20 | 4 | |||
| 10008 | Wader, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 2 | 44.57 | 100 | |||
| 685 | Wagtail, African Pied | Motacilla aguimp | 1 | 3.11 | 24 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 2 | 38.02 | 130 | |||
| 690 | Wagtail, Grey | Motacilla cinerea | 11 | 11.00 | 11 |
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