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    Chelmsford Dam (27572957)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 2730
    Compiler 50
    Location code 27572957Chelmsford Dam (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 1999-01-16
    Season SSummer
    Start time 06:00:00
    End time 09:15:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 27
    Total Count 1131
    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
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		160
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		80
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		260
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		160
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		60
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		70
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		8480
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		30
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		100
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		350
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		240
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		660
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    205Flufftail, Red-chested
    (Sarothrura rufa)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		90
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		360
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		30
    360Owl, African Grass
    (Tyto capensis)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		40
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)    		10


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    Wednesday 24 April 2024 01:50
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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