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    Kwena Dam (25213022)

    Mpumalanga
    Card 6775
    Compiler 728
    Location code 25213022Kwena Dam (Mpumalanga)
    Start date 2005-07-09
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:30:00
    End time 11:30:00
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 27
    Total Count 946
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Dam only 34% full.Due to drought conditions for some time shoreline conditions is not suitable habitat for waterbirds. Big portions of the shore habitat are overgrown with pioneers and some hydrophytes.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		50
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		110
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		20
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		210
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		21Confirmed Breeding
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		25Confirmed Breeding
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		3530
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		2460Confirmed Breeding
    91Duck, Knob-billed
    (Sarkidiornis melanotos)    		1560
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		30
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		30
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		120
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		70
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		100
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		690
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		40
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		20
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		120
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		140


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 12:32
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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