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    Kalkfontein Dam (29322515)

    Free State

    Card 503840
    Compiler 24
    Location code 29322515Kalkfontein Dam (Free State)
    Start date 2013-08-22
    Season WWinter
    Start time 10:30
    End time 18:05
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 40
    Total Count 13461
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Dam c.49% full, with fair amount of water in the northern pan section. The main dam was done by boat, and the northern pan from a vehicle afterwards.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)
    1930
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)
    30
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    1120
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    74750Probably Breeding
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    270
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    240
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    360
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    110
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    30
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    50
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    4950
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)
    4240
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    2500
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    21780
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    3791Confirmed Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    1620
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)
    20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    590
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    140
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    940
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    60
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)
    10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    64090
    216Crane, Blue
    (Grus paradisea)
    170
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    990
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    80
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    2340
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)
    10
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)
    7700
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)
    1950
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)
    20
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    20
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)
    50
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)
    80
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    2530
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    420
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    1230
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)
    60
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    610


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 07:32
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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