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    Toronto Pan (27592641)

    Free State

    Card 502340
    Compiler 24
    Location code 27592641Toronto Pan (Free State)
    Start date 2011-03-09
    Season SSummer
    Start time 16:05
    End time 17:05
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 16
    Total Count 96
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Weather good. Level of water has dropped, but it still extends past the reedbeds; most of this shallow water and shoreline was checked from a bakkie and on foot. The rest of the open water was checked with a scope from the ridge on the W side. Coot breeding records: 1 adult + 3 young (c.1/4 adult size0, 2 adults + 3 young (c.1/3 adult size), 1 adult + 1 young (c.1/2 adult size) and 2 adults + 2 young ( c.1/2 adult size).
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)
    110
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    50
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    90
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    40
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    40
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)
    10
    64Heron, Black
    (Egretta ardesiaca)
    40
    76Stork, Yellow-billed
    (Mycteria ibis)
    60
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    20
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)
    20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    110Confirmed Breeding
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    294Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    30
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    20
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)
    20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    10


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 05:53
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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