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    Knellpoort Dam (29462653)

    Free State

    Card 503118
    Compiler 24
    Location code 29462653Knellpoort Dam (Free State)
    Start date 2012-07-27
    Season WWinter
    Start time 10:40
    End time 12:15
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 16
    Total Count 280
    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 Quite full. Calm at start, but rough by end. Started later than planned, after taking 1 h 40 m to start outboard motor. (Upper reaches censused from 11h15-11h40.)
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    50
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    110
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    10
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    60
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    560
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    1580
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    110
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    10
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    60
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    100
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    30
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    10
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    50


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 07:55
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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