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    Orange River: Vioolsdrif Dam (28451744)

    Northern Cape
    Card 8475
    Compiler 133
    Location code 28451744Orange River: Vioolsdrif Dam (Northern Cape)
    Start date 2006-07-22
    Season WWinter
    Start time 11:45:00
    End time 17:00:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 13
    Total Count 116
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes None
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		30
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		540
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		280Possibly Breeding
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		50
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		50
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		20
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		80
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		30
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10


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    Thursday 02 May 2024 02:48
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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