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    Nooitgedacht Dam (25593004)

    Mpumalanga
    Card 502453
    Compiler 724
    Location code 25593004Nooitgedacht Dam (Mpumalanga)
    Start date 2012-01-25
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:10
    End time 11:15
    Shoreline covered 98
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 25
    Total Count 285
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Dam volume: 80%. Had good rain in January resulting in lots of standing water in surrounding areas. Could be that birds dispersed to other water sources. Conditions on dam not too favourable early morning. Cold, overcasted and windy. Weather improved during last hour of count.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		190
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		80
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		20
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		70
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		540Confirmed Breeding
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		650
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		20
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		170
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		400
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		60
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		20
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		40
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		10
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		250
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		180


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 06:32
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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