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    Knellpoort Dam (29462653)

    Free State
    Card 503730
    Compiler 24
    Location code 29462653Knellpoort Dam (Free State)
    Start date 2013-02-14
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:45
    End time 11:55
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 16
    Total Count 1128
    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. Clear with some wind, so quite rough. Snotterbel (Persicarea) growing in the water along most of the shoreline.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		40
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		140
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		2090
    67Bittern, Little
    (Ixobrychus minutus)    		2240
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		40
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		4182Confirmed Breeding
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		1070
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		1211Confirmed Breeding
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		20
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		70
    169Harrier, Black
    (Circus maurus)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		70
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40


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    Thursday 02 May 2024 01:45
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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