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    Springfontein Dam (32192238)

    Western Cape
    Card 843
    Compiler 39
    Location code 32192238Springfontein Dam (Western Cape)
    Start date 1996-07-20
    Season WWinter
    Start time 11:00:00
    End time 12:45:00
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 15
    Total Count 373
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		70
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		530
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		370
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		840
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		210
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		70
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		540
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		200
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		290
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		70
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		490


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    Friday 30 January 2026 10:47
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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