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    Meerlust Dam (34011844)

    Western Cape
    Card 502673
    Compiler 230
    Location code 34011844Meerlust Dam (Western Cape)
    Start date 2013-03-02
    Season SSummer
    Start time 12:15
    End time 12:30
    Shoreline covered 30
    Openwater covered 60
    Total Species 13
    Total Count 329
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Normal conditions.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		70
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		200
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		200
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		20
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		150Confirmed Breeding
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		2500
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		60
    289Gull, Hartlaub's
    (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)    		10
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20


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    Thursday 02 May 2024 01:54
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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