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    Rusfontein Dam (29182637)

    Free State
    Card 235
    Compiler 24
    Location code 29182637Rusfontein Dam (Free State)
    Start date 1993-07-13
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:00:00
    End time 12:05:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 35
    Total Count 2134
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    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)    		250
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		1430
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		120
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		930
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		180
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		60
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		10
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		50
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		6410
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		500
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		510
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		30
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		10
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		8410
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		80
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		510
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		530
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		690
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		10
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		20
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		60
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		20
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		40
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		320


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    Friday 19 April 2024 11:41
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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