Du Toit Farm: Dam 1 (33492232) | |
|---|---|
Western Cape | |
| CWAC status | REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY |
| Authority | Cape Nature |
| Management status | PRIVATE FARM |
| Conservation status | UNKNOWN |
| IBA information | |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
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Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 2006-07-25 |
| Brief_description |
| Dam very deep with no vegetation offering shelter to wader birds and other waterfowl. Heavy over-grazing taking place around the dam by sheep and ostriches. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 212 | Coot, Red-knobbed | Fulica cristata | 2 | 187.36 | 500 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 1 | 2.67 | 8 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 216 | Crane, Blue | Grus paradisea | 2 | 3.00 | 4 | |||
| 52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 10014 | Duck, Unidentified | Anas sp. | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 100 | Duck, White-faced Whistling | Dendrocygna viduata | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 1 | 21.72 | 150 | |||
| 149 | Fish Eagle, African | Haliaeetus vocifer | 1 | 1.67 | 2 | |||
| 10004 | Goose, Domestic | Anser anser domesticus | 9 | 9.00 | 9 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 2 | 20.96 | 250 | |||
| 88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 2 | 16.00 | 53 | |||
| 5 | Grebe, Black-necked | Podiceps nigricollis | 1 | 5.00 | 9 | |||
| 4 | Grebe, Great Crested | Podiceps cristatus | 1 | 3.50 | 6 | |||
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 2 | 22.00 | 69 | |||
| 263 | Greenshank, Common | Tringa nebularia | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 287 | Gull, Kelp | Larus dominicanus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 56 | Heron, Goliath | Ardea goliath | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 57 | Heron, Purple | Ardea purpurea | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 1 | 1.33 | 2 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 2 | 5.57 | 20 | |||
| 237 | Plover, Kittlitz's | Charadrius pecuarius | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 1 | 2.00 | 5 | |||
| 235 | Plover, White-fronted | Charadrius marginatus | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 90 | Shelduck, South African | Tadorna cana | 2 | 7.33 | 18 | |||
| 94 | Shoveler, Cape | Anas smithii | 2 | 8.33 | 19 | |||
| 270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 1 | 6.50 | 17 | |||
| 97 | Teal, Red-billed | Anas erythrorhyncha | 1 | 4.80 | 18 | |||
| 305 | Tern, Whiskered | Chlidonias hybrida | 2 | 16.33 | 25 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 1 | 2.00 | 7 |
Saturday 21 December 2024 06:30
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department
of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town
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