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    Gariep Dam: West (30372537)

    Free State
    Card 94001
    Compiler 1496
    Location code 30372537Gariep Dam: West (Free State)
    Start date 2006-02-28
    Season OOther
    Start time 09:00:00
    End time 15:00:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 16
    Total Count 3315
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Due to a lot of rainfall all farm dams are full and many birds may have been at these dams.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		70
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		390
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		20
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		360
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		590
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		200
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		60
    76Stork, Yellow-billed
    (Mycteria ibis)    		40
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		830
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		2150Possibly Breeding
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		40
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		25990
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		1920
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		110
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		130
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		250


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 03:08
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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