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    Vaalkop Dam (25202728)

    North West
    Card 502347
    Compiler 2254
    Location code 25202728Vaalkop Dam (North West)
    Start date 2011-02-24
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:30
    End time 13:30
    Shoreline covered 50
    Openwater covered 50
    Total Species 37
    Total Count 1580
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Water levels were exceptionally high due to a prolonged period of heavy rain preceding the count. The CWAC count had to be rescheduled to a much later date than normal, due to the levels of water at the dam making access nigh impossible.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		10
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		2690
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		2530
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		610
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		80
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		70
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		50
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		170
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		80
    60Egret, Intermediate [x]
    (Ardea intermedia)    		50
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		1020
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		30
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		90
    64Heron, Black
    (Egretta ardesiaca)    		10
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		30
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		110
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		40
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		100
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		50
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		190
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		50
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		50
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		6350
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		400
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		20
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		30
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20
    10009Tern, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		730


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    Friday 30 January 2026 04:51
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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