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    Driefontein Farm Dam (33211846)

    Western Cape

    Card 510248
    Compiler 45
    Location code 33211846Driefontein Farm Dam (Western Cape)
    Start date 2023-08-13
    Season WWinter
    Start time 22:44
    End time 13:40
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 16
    Total Count 272
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes One pair of Egyptian Geese had 8 small goslings with them. Confirming that breeding had occured near the dam.
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0F Ellmore
     
    0G Ford
     
    0S Schmidt
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)
    10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    10
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    140
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    130
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    80
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    1680
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    20
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    10
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    40
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    20
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    470
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)
    30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    40
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)
    20


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 01:46
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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