Voelvlei Dam (33221903) | |
|---|---|
Western Cape | |
| CWAC status | REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY |
| Authority | Private |
| Management status | STATE IMPOUNDMENT |
| Conservation status | UNPROTECTED |
| IBA information | |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
| View Cards | Click here |
Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 1995-01-19 |
| Brief_description |
| This dam was counted in the summers of 1995 and 1996. In both years it held nationally significant numbers of Egyptian Goose, and in 1996 there was a globally significant count of South African Shelduck. Counts of these two species make up 96% of the total for the site, which otherwise holds only small numbers of a further 22 waterbird species. Some recreational activity at this site poses a mild threat. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | Scopus umbretta | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | ||||
| 212 | Coot, Red-knobbed | Fulica cristata | 3 | 149.50 | 583 | |||
| 48 | Cormorant, Cape | Phalacrocorax capensis | 7 | 14.33 | 19 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 1 | 4.29 | 14 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 1 | 9.30 | 43 | |||
| 216 | Crane, Blue | Grus paradisea | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 1 | 11.26 | 53 | |||
| 100 | Duck, White-faced Whistling | Dendrocygna viduata | 2 | 10.33 | 26 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 1 | 9.26 | 68 | |||
| 58 | Egret, Great | Ardea alba | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 1 | 5.83 | 15 | |||
| 61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Bubulcus ibis | 2 | 3.75 | 6 | |||
| 149 | Fish Eagle, African | Haliaeetus vocifer | 1 | 2.38 | 8 | |||
| 86 | Flamingo, Greater | Phoenicopterus roseus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 87 | Flamingo, Lesser | Phoeniconaias minor | 1 | 3.00 | 5 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 62 | 2186.03 | 8277 | 3500 | 1750 | 3200 |
| 88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 1 | 80.14 | 318 | |||
| 4 | Grebe, Great Crested | Podiceps cristatus | 1 | 3.89 | 11 | |||
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 1 | 3.50 | 10 | |||
| 263 | Greenshank, Common | Tringa nebularia | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 288 | Gull, Grey-headed | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | 4 | 11.75 | 19 | |||
| 289 | Gull, Hartlaub's | Chroicocephalus hartlaubii | 23 | 27.00 | 32 | |||
| 287 | Gull, Kelp | Larus dominicanus | 1 | 89.80 | 750 | 300 | 150 | 700 |
| 167 | Harrier, African Marsh | Circus ranivorus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 169 | Harrier, Black | Circus maurus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 1 | 1.22 | 3 | |||
| 56 | Heron, Goliath | Ardea goliath | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 1 | 2.25 | 6 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 5 | 5.00 | 5 | |||
| 394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 1 | 2.09 | 6 | |||
| 254 | Knot, Red | Calidris canutus | 28 | 28.00 | 28 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 1 | 5.94 | 25 | |||
| 246 | Lapwing, White-crowned | Vanellus albiceps | 1 | 3.50 | 6 | |||
| 509 | Martin, Brown-throated | Riparia paludicola | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 42 | Pelican, Great White | Pelecanus onocrotalus | 1 | 4.38 | 29 | |||
| 237 | Plover, Kittlitz's | Charadrius pecuarius | 1 | 11.17 | 72 | |||
| 238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 1 | 5.29 | 20 | |||
| 258 | Sandpiper, Common | Actitis hypoleucos | 1 | 6.67 | 15 | |||
| 251 | Sandpiper, Curlew | Calidris ferruginea | 32 | 32.00 | 32 | |||
| 90 | Shelduck, South African | Tadorna cana | 1 | 384.17 | 1490 | 420 | 210 | 500 |
| 94 | Shoveler, Cape | Anas smithii | 2 | 5.50 | 9 | |||
| 85 | Spoonbill, African | Platalea alba | 1 | 2.60 | 6 | |||
| 270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 1 | 4.44 | 14 | |||
| 253 | Stint, Little | Calidris minuta | 8 | 27.33 | 65 | |||
| 99 | Teal, Blue-billed | Anas hottentota | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 98 | Teal, Cape | Anas capensis | 1 | 2.67 | 5 | |||
| 97 | Teal, Red-billed | Anas erythrorhyncha | 1 | 2.40 | 5 | |||
| 290 | Tern, Caspian | Hydroprogne caspia | 1 | 5.85 | 28 | 20 | ||
| 274 | Thick-knee, Water | Burhinus vermiculatus | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 1 | 6.42 | 25 |
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