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    Cowles Dam (26132828)

    Gauteng
    Card 510039
    Compiler 613
    Location code 26132828Cowles Dam (Gauteng)
    Start date 2023-04-05
    Season OOther
    Start time 09:07
    End time 09:53
    Shoreline covered 40
    Openwater covered 40
    Total Species 25
    Total Count 387
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 3Overgrown by alien vegetation
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Main dam completely covered with water hyacinth and surrounded by tall reeds. Count focused mainly on inflow wetland (shallow water and mudflats) system to the west.
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    1764Sean West
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		60
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		70
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		160
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		30
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		250
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    91Duck, Knob-billed
    (Sarkidiornis melanotos)    		20
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		310
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		160
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		460
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Spatula hottentota)    		10
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		360
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		280
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1130Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		230
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		100
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		20
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		100


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 12:15
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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