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    Knellpoort Dam (29462653)

    Free State
    Card 502277
    Compiler 24
    Location code 29462653Knellpoort Dam (Free State)
    Start date 2010-07-23
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:50
    End time 10:35
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 16
    Total Count 241
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Dam 36% full. Weather perfect!
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		10
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		30
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		10
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		130
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		30
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		420
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1470
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		20
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		10
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		100
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		60
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		60


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    Wednesday 01 May 2024 09:37
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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