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    Rusfontein Dam (29182637)

    Free State

    Card 501324
    Compiler 24
    Location code 29182637Rusfontein Dam (Free State)
    Start date 2009-07-23
    Season WWinter
    Start time 10:30
    End time 13:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 19
    Total Count 235
    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 quite low. Too windy to use the boat, so drove around it, stopping at intervals, and using scope when necessary.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    60
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    160
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    210
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    110
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    60
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    70
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    200
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    90
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    190
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    120
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    30
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    110
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    230
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    20
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    350
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    300


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 07:39
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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