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    Smithfield Dam (30112631)

    Free State
    Card 503769
    Compiler 24
    Location code 30112631Smithfield Dam (Free State)
    Start date 2013-01-31
    Season SSummer
    Start time 14:10
    End time 16:30
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 35
    Total Count 4513
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 1Bad
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Hot and windy. About half full - no islands at this level. Drove around upper reaches and along W shore, stopping periodically; far shore scanned with scope on tripod - some smaller birds could have been missed.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		130
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		280
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		1210
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		220
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		3580
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		90
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		60
    60Egret, Intermediate [x]
    (Ardea intermedia)    		10
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		20
    79Stork, Black
    (Ciconia nigra)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		20
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		120
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		120
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		320
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		2202Confirmed Breeding
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		1690
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		1170
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		120
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		60
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		20
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		29800
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		60
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		200
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		20
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		270
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		300
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		30
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		840
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		20
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		2000
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		70


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