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    Albert Falls Dam: Route 1 (29263024)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 511989
    Compiler 1581
    Location code 29263024Albert Falls Dam: Route 1 (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2026-02-24
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:25
    End time 11:30
    Shoreline covered 30
    Openwater covered 30
    Total Species 29
    Total Count 796
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 9Little angling fishing
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Two Ruffs were counted, but they are not on the list.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Doug Bell
     
    0Karin Nelson
     
    0Pat Jennings
     
    18120Sean Glynn
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		70
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		710
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		190
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		40
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		30
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		20
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		30
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		40
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		5310Confirmed Breeding
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		20
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		30
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		10
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		210
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		760
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		70
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		30
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		20
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		140
    14836Stork, Africa Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia microscelis)    		60


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    Monday 06 April 2026 12:10
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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