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    Rusfontein Dam (29182637)

    Free State
    Card 150
    Compiler 24
    Location code 29182637Rusfontein Dam (Free State)
    Start date 1993-01-18
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:50:00
    End time 14:10:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 29
    Total Count 4175
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 4Motor vehicle
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		2330
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		180
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		360
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		120
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		120
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		170
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		310
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		5490
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		1810
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		50
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		670
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		17790
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		310
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		680
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		3540
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		5420
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		670
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		40
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		20
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		50
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		10
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		10
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		1360
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		80
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		100


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 10:05
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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