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    St Helena Mine Dams (28012642)

    Free State
    Card 503839
    Compiler 24
    Location code 28012642St Helena Mine Dams (Free State)
    Start date 2013-08-15
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:25
    End time 09:55
    Shoreline covered 50
    Openwater covered 75
    Total Species 24
    Total Count 1576
    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 The dams ranged from full (northernmost one, I) to dry (southernmost one, V). Tall Typha in I reduced the area of open water visible. Dam IV had a less dense cover of emergent sedges, but this still reduced visibility of the open water.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		1420
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		12480
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		90
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		520
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		100
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		90
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Spatula hottentota)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		70
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		250
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		60
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		80
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		90
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		20
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		70
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		30
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		200
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 08:37
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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