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    Rusfontein Dam (29182637)

    Free State

    Card 2363
    Compiler 24
    Location code 29182637Rusfontein Dam (Free State)
    Start date 1998-01-22
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:15:00
    End time 15:45:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 34
    Total Count 2036
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
    10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    190
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    130
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    50
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    120
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    100
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    10
    76Stork, Yellow-billed
    (Mycteria ibis)
    10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    100
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    400
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    5330
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    1320
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    140
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)
    20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    740
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    130
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)
    40
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    3530
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)
    20
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    930
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    50
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    1070
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)
    5210
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    110
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)
    10
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)
    20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    70
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    20
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)
    10
    361Owl, Marsh
    (Asio capensis)
    10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    10
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    430


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 04:09
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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