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    Chelmsford Dam (27572957)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 634
    Compiler 50
    Location code 27572957Chelmsford Dam (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 1995-07-23
    Season WWinter
    Start time 11:30:00
    End time 14:30:00
    Shoreline covered 85
    Openwater covered 85
    Total Species 28
    Total Count 2079
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		130
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		250
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		100
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		200
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		60
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		110
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		320
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		160
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		40
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		20
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		400
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		3280
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		9730
    91Duck, Knob-billed
    (Sarkidiornis melanotos)    		310
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		40
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		3940
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		250
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Spatula hottentota)    		80
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		50
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		490
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		70
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		320
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		50
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		50
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		70
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		80
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		180


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    Thursday 18 April 2024 11:59
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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