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    Vaal River Taaibosspruit to Suikerbos (26452752)

    Free State
    Card 509337
    Compiler 10159
    Location code 26452752Vaal River Taaibosspruit to Suikerbos (Free State)
    Start date 2018-08-18
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:00
    End time 11:45
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 33
    Total Count 487
    Wetland Condition 0
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Very cold just after cold front had moved through area
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Alison Blignaut
     
    0Barend Esterhuizen
     
    0Jean Wilson
     
    0Liezel Wambach
     
    0Maria Pretorius
     
    10159Cliff Wright
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		100
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		40
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		240
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		40
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		40
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		30
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		140
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		30
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		350
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		110
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1572Confirmed Breeding
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		20
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		531Confirmed Breeding
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		100
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		20
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)    		10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		30
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		10
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		490
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		10
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		230
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		50
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		500
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		20
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		70


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 08:07
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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