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    Watermead Dam (29502935)

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Card 999
    Compiler 155
    Location code 29502935Watermead Dam (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 1997-01-18
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:30:00
    End time 11:00:00
    Shoreline covered 30
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 20
    Total Count 308
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    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)
    310
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    30
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    290
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    250
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)
    10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    290
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    410
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    20
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)
    20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    1280
    214Crane, Grey Crowned
    (Balearica regulorum)
    20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    20
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)
    20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    10
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    20


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 11:58
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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