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    Erfenis Dam (28342650)

    Free State
    Card 504196
    Compiler 24
    Location code 28342650Erfenis Dam (Free State)
    Start date 2014-03-27
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:45
    End time 13:55
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 31
    Total Count 2888
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Quite full. A calm, clear day. Some stretches of shoreline had flooded marginal vegetation.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		160Possibly Breeding
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		350
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		221Confirmed Breeding
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		240
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		332Confirmed Breeding
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)    		30
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		3390Confirmed Breeding
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		150
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		250
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		830
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		200
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		9702Confirmed Breeding
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		1010
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		30
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		791Confirmed Breeding
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		530
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		51Confirmed Breeding
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		40
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		4340
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		2220
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		120
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		40
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		400
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		280
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		2120
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		860
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		140


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 12:15
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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