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    Vaalkop Dam (25202728)

    North West
    Card 4420
    Compiler 1377
    Location code 25202728Vaalkop Dam (North West)
    Start date 2002-01-12
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:00:00
    End time 12:30:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 45
    Total Count 1694
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 1
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		110
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		160
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		4050Probably Breeding
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		740
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		910Probably Breeding
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		250
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		130
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		50
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		50
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		410
    60Egret, Intermediate [x]
    (Ardea intermedia)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		1870Probably Breeding
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		50
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		200Probably Breeding
    64Heron, Black
    (Egretta ardesiaca)    		110
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		60
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		280
    91Duck, Knob-billed
    (Sarkidiornis melanotos)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		80
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		10
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		40
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		40
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		10
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		120
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		390
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		160
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		80
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		590
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		10
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		40
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		30
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		10
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		110
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		4180
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		590
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		20
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		40
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		60
    10009Tern, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		770


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    Friday 30 January 2026 01:49
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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