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    Kwena Dam (25213022)

    Mpumalanga

    Card 501086
    Compiler 728
    Location code 25213022Kwena Dam (Mpumalanga)
    Start date 2009-08-21
    Season WWinter
    Start time 12:30
    End time 15:32
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 25
    Total Count 1985
    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 Perfect day for counting. Dam is 100% full. See the Coot numbers!
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0J. Engelbrecht
     
    0K. de Wet
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    80
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    180
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    1750
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    470
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    50
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    40
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)
    110
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    80
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)
    20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    30
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    30
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    1170
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    5330Confirmed Breeding
    91Duck, Knob-billed
    (Sarkidiornis melanotos)
    860
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)
    20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    850
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    130
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    8230
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    40
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    250
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)
    30
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)
    20
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    50


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 07:25
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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