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    Gartmore Farm Dams (29213016)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 511822
    Compiler 1581
    Location code 29213016Gartmore Farm Dams (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2026-01-20
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:20
    End time 11:30
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 19
    Total Count 255
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 1None
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes It was a good morning weatherwise. The wetlands surrounded by tall maize and long grass. No shoreline along the water edges
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Sean Glynn
     
    16595Sally Cumming
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		60
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		10
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		130
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)    		20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		400
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		240
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		290
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		130
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		100
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		262Confirmed Breeding
    214Crane, Grey Crowned
    (Balearica regulorum)    		50
    215Crane, Wattled
    (Grus carunculata)    		21
    216Crane, Blue
    (Grus paradisea)    		31Probably Breeding
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		40
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10


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    Friday 30 January 2026 12:49
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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