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    Watermead Dam (29502935)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 6976
    Compiler 1588
    Location code 29502935Watermead Dam (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2006-01-25
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:00:00
    End time 10:00:00
    Shoreline covered 20
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 10
    Total Count 233
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes No mud banks, full water body and lush reed growth on all edges.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		150
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		20
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		40
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)    		150
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		310Confirmed Breeding
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		20
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		30
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1510
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		90


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 12:16
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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