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    Krugersdrift Dam (28522600)

    Free State
    Card 503181
    Compiler 24
    Location code 28522600Krugersdrift Dam (Free State)
    Start date 2013-02-20
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:55
    End time 16:05
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 44
    Total Count 12431
    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 Clear and calm at start; rough from c.10h00-11h30, then calm again. Mostly from a boat, but the large bay next to the lion camp was done mostly with a scope on a tripod on the shore - some smaller birds could have been missed.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		30
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		2990
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		5550
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		400
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		1370
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		50
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		130
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		280
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		1580
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)    		40
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		280
    64Heron, Black
    (Egretta ardesiaca)    		60
    76Stork, Yellow-billed
    (Mycteria ibis)    		580
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		550
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		110
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		460
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		300
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		1940
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		14241Confirmed Breeding
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		4260
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		841Confirmed Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		7480
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		1090
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		190
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		370
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		60
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		30120
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		130
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		3190
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		3330
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		1550
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		20500
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		20
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		50
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		3620
    282Pratincole, Black-winged
    (Glareola nordmanni)    		950
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		1210
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		170
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		9850
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		4290
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		50


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