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    Midmar Dam: Reserve Section (29313011)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 508162
    Compiler 1581
    Location code 29313011Midmar Dam: Reserve Section (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2020-01-17
    Season SSummer
    Start time 06:45
    End time 10:30
    Shoreline covered 30
    Openwater covered 40
    Total Species 32
    Total Count 715
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Very few waders due to the high water on the shoreline and long grass
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Gail Glynn
     
    0Leon Labuschagne
     
    0Sal Davies
     
    0Viv O'Neill
     
    47Jane Irvine
     
    16595Sally Cummings
     
    18120Sean Glynn
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		80
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		120
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		160
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		170
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		80
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		20
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		30
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		330
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		90
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		80
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		361Confirmed Breeding
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1260Confirmed Breeding
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		260
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		530
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		121Confirmed Breeding
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		20
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		61Confirmed Breeding
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		31Confirmed Breeding
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		2534Probably Breeding
    214Crane, Grey Crowned
    (Balearica regulorum)    		40
    216Crane, Blue
    (Grus paradisea)    		160
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		100Confirmed Breeding
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		240
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		50
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		30
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		80
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		30


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 09:44
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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