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    Vaalbank Farm Dam (29052549)

    Free State
    Card 502345
    Compiler 24
    Location code 29052549Vaalbank Farm Dam (Free State)
    Start date 2010-08-11
    Season WWinter
    Start time 10:35
    End time 12:20
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 28
    Total Count 3128
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Dam quite full; cold and windy. Most of count done using tripod-mounted X60 scope, on northern kopje and ridge.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		60
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		190
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		200
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		30
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		3740
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		50
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		3660
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		7590
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		120
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		480
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		620
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		450
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		60
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		60
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		9960
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		220
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		440
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		760
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		80
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		1990
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		400
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40


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    Sunday 14 December 2025 10:59
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    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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