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    Nqweba Dam (32132432)

    Eastern Cape

    Card 6819
    Compiler 1476
    Location code 32132432Nqweba Dam (Eastern Cape)
    Start date 2005-08-15
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:30:00
    End time 12:30:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 21
    Total Count 951
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Cattle Egrets fly from the dam every morning early and return each evening.Not present when counting.There are numerous flocks
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    200
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    60
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    1770
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    540
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    270
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    330
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    830
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    40
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    1520
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    520
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    180
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    1530
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)
    40
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    10
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)
    30
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    800
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    800


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 10:10
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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