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    Witbank Dam (25532918)

    Mpumalanga

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    Compiler 57
    Location code 25532918Witbank Dam (Mpumalanga)
    Start date 1993-07-17
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:00:00
    End time 13:30:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 31
    Total Count 1387
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    670
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    730
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    60
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    30
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    90
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    40
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    130
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    790
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    100
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)
    20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    500
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    140
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    40
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)
    10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    3250
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    1400
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    1930
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    920
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)
    30
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)
    10
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)
    130
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)
    110
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    80
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    160
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    20
    361Owl, Marsh
    (Asio capensis)
    20
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)
    10
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    2350
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)
    80


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    Friday 29 March 2024 04:29
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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