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    Gariep Dam: East (30382550)

    Free State
    Card 501154
    Compiler 24
    Location code 30382550Gariep Dam: East (Free State)
    Start date 2008-08-01
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:27
    End time 16:11
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 24
    Total Count 1488
    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 Water calm most of the time, so had little problem counting and piloting boat at same time (and most birds are usually concentrated in a few bays anyway). Probably c.70% of Egyptian Geese moulting. 2 x Goliath Heron nests on island (where Caspian Terns have nested before) - 3 eggs in total..
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0J. Cary
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		30
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		110
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		190
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		540
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		60
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		150Probably Breeding
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		430
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		4880
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		5260
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		240
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		300
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		80
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		90
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		90
    216Crane, Blue
    (Grus paradisea)    		430
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		510
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		50
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		50
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		170
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		760
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		370
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		60
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		10


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 06:15
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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