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    Rusfontein Dam (29182637)

    Free State
    Card 1051
    Compiler 24
    Location code 29182637Rusfontein Dam (Free State)
    Start date 1997-01-21
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:05:00
    End time 12:18:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 32
    Total Count 1714
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    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
    41Pelican, Pink-backed
    (Pelecanus rufescens)    		10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		340
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		150
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		180
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		90
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		190
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    76Stork, Yellow-billed
    (Mycteria ibis)    		80
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		110
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		190
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		3150
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		1600
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		170
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		1390
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		100
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		20
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		5370
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		1050
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		220
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		80
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		1750
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		80
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		30
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		70
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		30
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		580
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 12:11
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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