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    Knellpoort Dam: Upper Reaches (29452650)

    Free State
    Card 5034
    Compiler 1495
    Location code 29452650Knellpoort Dam: Upper Reaches (Free State)
    Start date 2000-01-29
    Season SSummer
    Start time 11:00:00
    End time 12:00:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 24
    Total Count 987
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 1
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		260
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		3721Confirmed Breeding
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10418Confirmed Breeding
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		70
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		140
    60Egret, Intermediate [x]
    (Ardea intermedia)    		50
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		250
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		580
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1571Confirmed Breeding
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		50
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		750
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		3940
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		291Confirmed Breeding
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		310
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		40
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10


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    Sunday 02 November 2025 01:43
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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