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    Erfenis Dam (28342650)

    Free State
    Card 503837
    Compiler 24
    Location code 28342650Erfenis Dam (Free State)
    Start date 2013-08-19
    Season WWinter
    Start time 10:05
    End time 14:25
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 31
    Total Count 3585
    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 Clear, cold, quite calm. Geese very skittish and difficult to get past without them taking flight.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		380
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		380
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		210
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		30
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		160
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		60
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		80
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		200
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		1960
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		21151Confirmed Breeding
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		500
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		2870
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		1140
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		3150
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		40
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		50
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		890
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		50
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		260
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		990
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		10
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		40
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		150
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		360
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		260
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		410


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 09:56
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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