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    Albert Falls Dam: Route 1 (29263024)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 509195
    Compiler 1581
    Location code 29263024Albert Falls Dam: Route 1 (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2021-08-11
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:17
    End time 12:05
    Shoreline covered 40
    Openwater covered 30
    Total Species 26
    Total Count 496
    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 The dam is 50.7% full which is good after many years of lower raifall. Route by boat did not take place because of covid.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Leon Labuschagne
     
    0Rod de Villiers
     
    47Jane Irvine
     
    18120Sean Glynn
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		60
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		250
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		640
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		210
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		150
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)    		10
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		30
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)    		40
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		990
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		20
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		210
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		680
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		20
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		50
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		100
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		50
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		30
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		10
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		270
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		520
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		20
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		120
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		420


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 08:31
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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