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    Kwena Dam (25213022)

    Mpumalanga

    Card 502457
    Compiler 724
    Location code 25213022Kwena Dam (Mpumalanga)
    Start date 2012-01-23
    Season SSummer
    Start time 10:30
    End time 13:15
    Shoreline covered 85
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 24
    Total Count 374
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Dam 100% full. Overflow. Sesbania punicea an alien invasive plant species, infests the shores of this dam.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    190
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    1030
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    50
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    20
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)
    10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    90
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)
    40
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    930
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    40
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    210Confirmed Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    180
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    10
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)
    20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    240
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    450
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)
    30
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)
    10
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)
    10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    20
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    120
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)
    10


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 11:11
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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