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    PetroSA Dams (34112201)

    Western Cape
    Card 4204
    Compiler 1463
    Location code 34112201PetroSA Dams (Western Cape)
    Start date 2002-01-19
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:00:00
    End time 10:35:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 24
    Total Count 154
    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 0
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		20
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		100
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		70
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		40
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		40Confirmed Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		120
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		120
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		40
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		370
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		10
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		10
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		20
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		80
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		70
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		170
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		110
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40


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    Friday 30 January 2026 12:22
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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