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    Spioenkop Dam (28412929)

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Card 241
    Compiler 50
    Location code 28412929Spioenkop Dam (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 1993-07-18
    Season WWinter
    Start time 06:30:00
    End time 10:30:00
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 60
    Total Species 28
    Total Count 1460
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 2by Boat
    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)
    60
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    1000
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    860
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    530
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    40
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    60
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    400
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)
    100
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)
    20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    50
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    120
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    120
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    930
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    1020
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    6150
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    300
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)
    2100
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    80
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    140
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    110
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)
    20
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    300


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    Friday 29 March 2024 01:22
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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