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    Rusfontein Dam (29182637)

    Free State
    Card 347
    Compiler 24
    Location code 29182637Rusfontein Dam (Free State)
    Start date 1994-01-12
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:05:00
    End time 10:40:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 33
    Total Count 1847
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    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)    		700
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		50
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		60
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		50
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		80
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    76Stork, Yellow-billed
    (Mycteria ibis)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		120
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		3300
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		2340
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		60
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		190
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		6120
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		710
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		1130
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		1870
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		910
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		30
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		60
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		470
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 02:03
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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