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    Witbank Dam (25532918)

    Mpumalanga
    Card 4039
    Compiler 57
    Location code 25532918Witbank Dam (Mpumalanga)
    Start date 2001-07-14
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:00:00
    End time 13:20:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 35
    Total Count 2240
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    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
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		31Confirmed Breeding
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		1960
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		102Probably Breeding
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		210
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		370
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		40
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		40
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		30
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		60
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		790
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		170
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		451Confirmed Breeding
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		80
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Spatula hottentota)    		10
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		330
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    197Rail, African
    (Rallus caerulescens)    		10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)    		60
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		5590
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		1888Probably Breeding
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		1262Probably Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		2519Probably Breeding
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		20
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		280
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		120
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		40
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		60
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		80
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		370
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		90
    361Owl, Marsh
    (Asio capensis)    		30
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		5250


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 11:01
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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