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    Gariep Dam: West (30372537)

    Free State
    Card 24
    Compiler 14
    Location code 30372537Gariep Dam: West (Free State)
    Start date 1992-02-12
    Season SSummer
    Start time
    End time
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 17
    Total Count 693
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 0
    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
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		110
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		200
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		100
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		190
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		120
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		20
    80Stork, White
    (Ciconia ciconia)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		130
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1920
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		1020
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		320
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		80
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		40
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		2560
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (Anas sp.)    		70


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    Monday 15 December 2025 12:47
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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