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    St Helena Mine Dams (28012642)

    Free State
    Card 502332
    Compiler 24
    Location code 28012642St Helena Mine Dams (Free State)
    Start date 2010-08-26
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:15
    End time 11:40
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 25
    Total Count 3073
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes All dams overflowing; more of water and shoreline visible with dying back/collapse of vegetation.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		10
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		210
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		30
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		4160
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		23230
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		60
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		80
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Spatula hottentota)    		60
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		10
    197Rail, African
    (Rallus caerulescens)    		10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		60
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		140
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1110
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		40
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		100
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		120
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		530
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		20
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		250
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		360
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		70


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 01:16
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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