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    Voelvlei Dam (33221903)

    Western Cape
    Card 510157
    Compiler 10737
    Location code 33221903Voelvlei Dam (Western Cape)
    Start date 2023-07-28
    Season WWinter
    Start time
    End time
    Shoreline covered 50
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 13
    Total Count 162
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 1None
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Dam level is sitting at 100% therfore only 50% of shoreline were covered. Some areas at the dam has no shoreline. Surroundings near the dam are seasonally waterlogged due to recent rainy weather patterns, which hampers dam access.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    10737Derick Damon
     
    11743Newill Dynaard
     
    12568Earl Roode
     
    19561Khayakazi Breakfast
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		10
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		40
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		30
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		80
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		620
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		90
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		30
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		80
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		570


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 03:04
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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