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    Olifantsnek Dam (25472715)

    North West
    Card 512085
    Compiler 11753
    Location code 25472715Olifantsnek Dam (North West)
    Start date 2020-07-25
    Season WWinter
    Start time 10:11
    End time 12:38
    Shoreline covered 55
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 27
    Total Count 201
    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
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    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Eddy Oosthuizen
     
    0Estie vd Merwe
     
    0Lesley Ryan
     
    0Sarry Oosthuizen
     
    0Shaun McGillewie
     
    20427Charles Foot
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		100
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		30
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		110
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		60
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		40
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		30
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		20
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		300
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		390
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		230
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		80
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		30
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		250
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		20
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		150
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		10
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		20


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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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