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    Rusfontein Dam (29182637)

    Free State
    Card 4463
    Compiler 24
    Location code 29182637Rusfontein Dam (Free State)
    Start date 2002-02-06
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:35:00
    End time 12:35:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 28
    Total Count 1748
    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 1
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		90
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		120
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		80
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		250
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		100
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		90
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		510
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)    		50
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		460
    76Stork, Yellow-billed
    (Mycteria ibis)    		90
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		30
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		50
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		390
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		7544Confirmed Breeding
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		1430
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		90
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		270
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		2750
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		1050
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		410
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		200
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		30
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		30
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		1260
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		50


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 08:52
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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