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    Vaal Dam: West (26542808)

    Free State

    Card 503551
    Compiler 12717
    Location code 26542808Vaal Dam: West (Free State)
    Start date 2012-01-29
    Season SSummer
    Start time 06:00
    End time 12:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 59
    Total Count 4674
    Wetland Condition 0
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)
    10
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    40
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    1050
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    900
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    110
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    400
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    70
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    480
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)
    140
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    80
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)
    70
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    430
    64Heron, Black
    (Egretta ardesiaca)
    20
    76Stork, Yellow-billed
    (Mycteria ibis)
    30
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    480
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)
    120
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    260
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    100
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    1060
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    8990
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    360
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    260
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)
    100
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    3840
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    1090
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    1210
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Spatula hottentota)
    20
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)
    700
    101Duck, Fulvous Whistling
    (Dendrocygna bicolor)
    70
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)
    10
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    20
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)
    10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    1040
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    2830
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    450
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    10190
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)
    10
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)
    2880
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)
    10
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    250
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    10
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)
    10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    230
    282Pratincole, Black-winged
    (Glareola nordmanni)
    10
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    2110
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    560
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)
    860
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)
    340
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    50
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    960
    1016, Mallard
    (Anas platyrhynchos)
    10
    10004Goose, Domestic
    (Anser anser)
    170
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)
    610
    10009Tern, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)
    10
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)
    530
    10015, Hybrid Mallard
    (Anas hybrid)
    50


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    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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