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    Krugersdrift Dam (28522600)

    Free State
    Card 500286
    Compiler 24
    Location code 28522600Krugersdrift Dam (Free State)
    Start date 2008-02-12
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:35
    End time 13:05
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 41
    Total Count 3974
    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
    Notes Level of dam very low, with water in main section confined to channels and pans, so count done from vehicle, and on foot. Upper reaches, where water confined to the old river course, not done, because this is difficult to cover from the banks, and usually has few birds anyway. Most of Palaearctic waders in masses on small islands, and very difficult to separate - probably mainly Ruffs, Little Stints and Curlew Sandpipers.
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0J. Lieffrig
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		660
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		20
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		150
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		540
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		130
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		70
    76Stork, Yellow-billed
    (Mycteria ibis)    		450
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		30
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		270
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		30
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		60
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		460
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		3780
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		730
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		2623Confirmed Breeding
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		210
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		190
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		40
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		70
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1000
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		10
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		70
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		140
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		1100
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		670
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		2400
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		220
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		30
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		50
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		40
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		80
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		600
    282Pratincole, Black-winged
    (Glareola nordmanni)    		20
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		600
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		770
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		1070
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		130
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		20140


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 06:04
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
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