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    Bloemhof Dam (27412540)

    Free State
    Card 3092
    Compiler 24
    Location code 27412540Bloemhof Dam (Free State)
    Start date 1999-08-06
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:00:00
    End time 18:00:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 29
    Total Count 13549
    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
    Notes 0
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		30
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		4150
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		3250
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		980
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		150
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		140
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		100
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		3480
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		150
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		390
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		27370
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		530
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		370
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		41120
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		12160
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		690
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		10
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		50
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		34730
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		130
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		230
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		940
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		260
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		1110
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		1840
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		230
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		850
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40


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    Sunday 02 November 2025 07:40
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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