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    Cowles Dam (26132828)

    Gauteng
    Card 2540
    Compiler 17
    Location code 26132828Cowles Dam (Gauteng)
    Start date 1998-08-06
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:00:00
    End time 11:00:00
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 14
    Total Count 362
    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
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		20
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		80
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		650
    103Duck, Maccoa
    (Oxyura maccoa)    		180
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		200
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		2280
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		60
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		30
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40


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    Friday 30 January 2026 02:25
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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