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    Sterkfontein Dam (28262901)

    Free State

    Card 432
    Compiler 24
    Location code 28262901Sterkfontein Dam (Free State)
    Start date 1994-07-22
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:45:00
    End time 14:00:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 24
    Total Count 890
    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
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    470
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    110
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    80
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    30
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    20
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    30
    82Ibis, Southern Bald
    (Geronticus calvus)
    10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    810
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    710
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    20
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)
    20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    4040
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    490
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)
    270
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    1350
    216Crane, Blue
    (Grus paradisea)
    10
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    120
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    60
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    20
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    170


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 08:55
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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