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    Watermead Dam (29502935)

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Card 511948
    Compiler 1588
    Location code 29502935Watermead Dam (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2021-01-20
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:20
    End time 09:35
    Shoreline covered 20
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 22
    Total Count 145
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0 A Matcher
     
    0 B Small
     
    0D Bell
     
    0H Lewis
     
    0R Clarke
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    50
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    80
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    70
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    30
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    20
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)
    20
    80Stork, White
    (Ciconia ciconia)
    100
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    340
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    120
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    70
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    30
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    120
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)
    10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    60
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    140
    214Crane, Grey Crowned
    (Balearica regulorum)
    10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    100
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    30
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)
    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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