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    Knellpoort Dam (29462653)

    Free State

    Card 502278
    Compiler 24
    Location code 29462653Knellpoort Dam (Free State)
    Start date 2011-02-17
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:50
    End time 10:35
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 14
    Total Count 420
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Count interupted 09h25-09h50 while upper section was covered. Heavily overcast and quite rough. C.55% full. Egyptian Goose broods: pair with 6 young (class III non-flying), pair with 6 young (class Ib).
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    90
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    90
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    80
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    50
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    20
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)
    10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    590
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    70
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    2840Confirmed Breeding
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    200
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    110
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    30
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    10


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 08:18
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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