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    Rusfontein Dam (29182637)

    Free State

    Card 884
    Compiler 24
    Location code 29182637Rusfontein Dam (Free State)
    Start date 1996-07-02
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:30:00
    End time 11:25:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 24
    Total Count 1376
    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
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    70
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    150
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    250
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    260
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    30
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    110
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    80
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    180
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    4330
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    300
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    390
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    1520
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    340
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)
    10
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    20
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)
    10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    4280
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    40
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    930
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)
    20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    120
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    300


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    Thursday 28 March 2024 05:11
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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