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    Cowles Dam (26132828)

    Gauteng
    Card 8744
    Compiler 17
    Location code 26132828Cowles Dam (Gauteng)
    Start date 2007-01-19
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:00:00
    End time 10:30:00
    Shoreline covered 40
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 13
    Total Count 199
    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
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		50
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		20
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		100
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		250
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		1260
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		190
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		30
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		20


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    Friday 30 January 2026 12:39
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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