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    Welbedacht Dam (29522653)

    Free State
    Card 503880
    Compiler 24
    Location code 29522653Welbedacht Dam (Free State)
    Start date 2010-02-12
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:50
    End time 16:10
    Shoreline covered 40
    Openwater covered 40
    Total Species 18
    Total Count 1186
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes This dam continues to silt up, and be invaded by reeds and willows. Count tackled as before, from a vehicle and on foot, starting with the "Caledonia" section of the east side, and then the west side, starting from the southern end. Section of western side inaccessible, because of damage to a bridge at one end, and a submerged one at the other. However, birds are rarely seen along this section. Cloudy and windy.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		70
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		30
    67Bittern, Little
    (Ixobrychus minutus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		100
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		3330
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		130
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		950
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		30
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		10
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		6990
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		90
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		20


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 11:07
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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