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    Chelmsford Dam (27572957)

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Card 3264
    Compiler 50
    Location code 27572957Chelmsford Dam (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2000-01-22
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:00:00
    End time 11:25:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 85
    Total Species 20
    Total Count 664
    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
    Notes 1
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    200
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    150
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    560Probably Breeding
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    120
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    30
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    90Confirmed Breeding
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    40
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    1600
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    140
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    210
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    2650
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    370
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)
    30
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    60
    214Crane, Grey Crowned
    (Balearica regulorum)
    20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    310
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)
    20
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    10
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)
    20


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    Wednesday 24 April 2024 11:57
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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