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    Olifantsnek Dam (25472715)

    North West
    Card 505872
    Compiler 11753
    Location code 25472715Olifantsnek Dam (North West)
    Start date 2015-01-24
    Season SSummer
    Start time
    End time
    Shoreline covered 20
    Openwater covered 30
    Total Species 12
    Total Count 72
    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 Overcast weather, Water level much higher than previous counts.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0M Crundwell
     
    10774Lesley Ryan
     
    13316Helen Badenhorst
     
    14081Deon Nortje
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		10
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		460
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		60
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		60
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		30
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10


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    Monday 06 April 2026 02:27
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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