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    Chelmsford Dam (27572957)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 3611
    Compiler 50
    Location code 27572957Chelmsford Dam (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2000-07-22
    Season WWinter
    Start time 11:00:00
    End time 14:15:00
    Shoreline covered 85
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 30
    Total Count 4042
    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
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		80
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		170
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		840
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		390
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		60
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		70
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		70
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		100
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		370
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		680
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		80
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		130
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		24520
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1020
    91Duck, Knob-billed
    (Sarkidiornis melanotos)    		110
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		40
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		9230
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		450
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		20
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		180
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		30
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		790
    214Crane, Grey Crowned
    (Balearica regulorum)    		110
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		590
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    360Owl, African Grass
    (Tyto capensis)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		210


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    Wednesday 24 April 2024 09:55
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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