The Swamp (29462937) | |
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KwaZulu-Natal | |
| CWAC status | DISCONTINUED |
| Authority | Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife & Private |
| Management status | UNKNOWN |
| Conservation status | UNKNOWN |
| IBA information | |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
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Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 1993-01-15 |
| Brief_description |
| The Swamp Nature Reserve contains a highly disturbed remnant of a much larger wetland on the Pholela floodplain. Vegetation includes hygrophilous grassland and mixed sedgebeds which are often very fragmented and may be deeply flooded seasonally. Counts were made only in 1993 and summer 1994; subsequently discontinued because of small numbers of birds, difficulty of access, and disturbance from poaching and nearby human activities. Counts reflect nothing of significance, but the site does hold Redchested Flufftail, Wattled and Crowned Cranes, Ethiopian Snipe and Grass Owl. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 214 | Crane, Grey Crowned | Balearica regulorum | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 9 | 9.00 | 9 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 7 | 7.00 | 7 | |||
| 55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 1 | 2.50 | 4 | |||
| 84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 5 | 5.00 | 5 | |||
| 397 | Kingfisher, Malachite | Corythornis cristatus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 509 | Martin, Brown-throated | Riparia paludicola | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 2 | 3.00 | 4 |
Thursday 26 December 2024 03:37
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
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of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town
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