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    Daybreak Farm: Modderfontein (26092832)

    Mpumalanga
    Card 502261
    Compiler 79
    Location code 26092832Daybreak Farm: Modderfontein (Mpumalanga)
    Start date 2011-08-01
    Season WWinter
    Start time 13:50
    End time 16:15
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 11
    Total Count 127
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Cold with a moderate wind blowing. Grass around pan burnt off. Evidence of severe cold on the the trees and reeds. Where have all the birds gone? Two Black-headed herons and three Grey herons sitting on nests in reed islands. Aerators installed are in operation.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		30
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		50Possibly Breeding
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		60Possibly Breeding
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		30
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		490
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		40
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		160
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		180
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		30
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		190


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    Saturday 20 April 2024 06:17
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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