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    Chelmsford Dam (27572957)

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Card 2619
    Compiler 50
    Location code 27572957Chelmsford Dam (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 1998-07-19
    Season WWinter
    Start time 11:20:00
    End time 14:40:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 75
    Total Species 36
    Total Count 7247
    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)
    110
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    170
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    750
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    340
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    90
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    50
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)
    50
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    110
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)
    20
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)
    40
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    230
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    70
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    30930
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    14860
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    20
    91Duck, Knob-billed
    (Sarkidiornis melanotos)
    30
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    30
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    11530
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    6340
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)
    4410
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)
    40
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    10
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)
    10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    780
    214Crane, Grey Crowned
    (Balearica regulorum)
    450
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    550
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    40
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    20
    361Owl, Marsh
    (Asio capensis)
    10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    40
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    290


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    Friday 19 April 2024 09:23
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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