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    Smithfield Dam (30112631)

    Free State

    Card 501327
    Compiler 24
    Location code 30112631Smithfield Dam (Free State)
    Start date 2009-07-28
    Season WWinter
    Start time 14:50
    End time 15:20
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 17
    Total Count 303
    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
    Notes About 1/3 full - most of count done from top of dam, with scope on tripod; then drove around most of it, stopping at intervals.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)
    50
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    270
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    30
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    30
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    600
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    540
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    50
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)
    30
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    900
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    30
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    10
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    400


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    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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