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    Knellpoort Dam (29462653)

    Free State
    Card 501312
    Compiler 24
    Location code 29462653Knellpoort Dam (Free State)
    Start date 2009-08-06
    Season WWinter
    Start time 10:10
    End time 11:55
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 14
    Total Count 139
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Muscovy Duck - dam controlled by Water Affairs, so there is not much control over it and the surrounding nature reserve.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		90
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		190
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		120
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		20
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		70
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		390
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		60
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		40
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		280
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		60
    10003Duck, Muscovy
    (Cairina moschata)    		40


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 05:41
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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