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    Vaal River Taaibosspruit to Suikerbos (26452752)

    Free State
    Card 506674
    Compiler 10159
    Location code 26452752Vaal River Taaibosspruit to Suikerbos (Free State)
    Start date 2016-01-30
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:00
    End time 11:45
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 38
    Total Count 851
    Wetland Condition 0
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Bird count was conducted on a hot sunny day. Extreme drought conditions
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0A Blignaut
     
    0J Bradshaw
     
    0J Reynolds
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		140
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		330
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		320
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		120
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		70
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		80
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		700
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		190
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		20
    64Heron, Black
    (Egretta ardesiaca)    		10
    67Bittern, Little
    (Ixobrychus minutus)    		90
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		100
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		270
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		590
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		90
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		760Confirmed Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		30
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		130
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		440
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		160
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		200
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		40
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		1940
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		370
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		70
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		100
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		690
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		60
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		60
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		190


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 06:25
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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