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    Olifantsnek Dam (25472715)

    North West

    Card 512080
    Compiler 11753
    Location code 25472715Olifantsnek Dam (North West)
    Start date 2022-02-12
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:00
    End time 12:00
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 70
    Total Species 16
    Total Count 185
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 1None
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Ingrid Smith
     
    16333Shaun McGillewie
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    40
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    240
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)
    10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    440
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    60
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    130
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    70
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    20
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    480
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)
    210
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    60
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)
    20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    30


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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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