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    Rusfontein Dam (29182637)

    Free State

    Card 503826
    Compiler 24
    Location code 29182637Rusfontein Dam (Free State)
    Start date 2013-08-28
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:25
    End time 11:45
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 23
    Total Count 820
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Quite full, but too low to allow access to upper reaches of Modder River section by boat; most of this was covered on foot. Cool and breezy and a bit rough at start; windy and rough after c. 1 hour.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)
    650
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)
    10
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    190
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    260
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    60
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    80
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    70
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    90
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    50
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    580
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    100
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)
    40
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)
    30
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    50
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    4980
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    340
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    20
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    50
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    320
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    170


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 06:28
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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