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    Modderlaagte Dam (33062606)

    Eastern Cape

    Card 506249
    Compiler 2081
    Location code 33062606Modderlaagte Dam (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2017-01-28
    Season SSummer
    Start time 14:20
    End time 14:50
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 6
    Total Count 28
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The previous day the area had about 20mm of rainfall which would have added to the dam's open-water overnight. So the open water had only recently increased and farmer told us there had been very little water in the dam until yesterday.
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    2082Eve Cambray
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    110
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    20
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    70
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    40


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    Thursday 02 May 2024 08:57
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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