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    Bellair Dam (33422035)

    Western Cape

    Card 511878
    Compiler 24330
    Location code 33422035Bellair Dam (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-02-06
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:45
    End time 11:00
    Shoreline covered 40
    Openwater covered 60
    Total Species 24
    Total Count 393
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 1None
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 4Motor vehicle
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The dam flooded 2 days ago resulting in a lot of dirty water and not many sand banks for waders. Good sunshine on the day
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Moore Lorraine
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)
    150
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    500
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    300
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    100
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    200
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    70
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)
    10Possibly Breeding
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    200
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    90
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    1000
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    160
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)
    50
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    140
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    50
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    90
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)
    40
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)
    10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    80
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    200
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)
    50Possibly Breeding
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    200
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    200


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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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