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    Gartmore Farm Dams (29213016)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 501801
    Compiler 167
    Location code 29213016Gartmore Farm Dams (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2010-07-21
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:00
    End time 11:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 19
    Total Count 143
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Wattled Crane hide- Black soil covered +- 50% of dam. Heavy frost and ice to start with. Crwon crane hide - dam 85% full.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		50
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		60
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		130
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		60
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		480
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		270
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    197Rail, African
    (Rallus caerulescens)    		20
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		60
    214Crane, Grey Crowned
    (Balearica regulorum)    		20
    215Crane, Wattled
    (Grus carunculata)    		10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		60
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		80
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		20
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		30
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		30


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    Friday 30 January 2026 08:19
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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