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    Allemanskraal Dam (28182712)

    Free State
    Card 503848
    Compiler 24
    Location code 28182712Allemanskraal Dam (Free State)
    Start date 2010-02-15
    Season SSummer
    Start time 11:45
    End time 14:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 25
    Total Count 1883
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Dam was c.96% full, with the level of the water having risen just recently, leaving little in the way of bare shoreline for waders. Conditions: cloudy and a bit rough at times. The Reed Cormorants and Darters were breeding in a mixed heronry at the western end of westernmost island in the dam; well-grown young seen on nests of both species. Egyptian Goose: 1 adult with 4 young (class Ic) and 1 adult with 3 young (class IIc); Yellow-billed Duck: 2 adults with 1 duckling (class 1a).
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		115Confirmed Breeding
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		6315Confirmed Breeding
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		70
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		190
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		650
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		20
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		30
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		150
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		160
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		5982Confirmed Breeding
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		90
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		220
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		401Confirmed Breeding
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		80
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		30
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		490
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		890
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		50
    282Pratincole, Black-winged
    (Glareola nordmanni)    		8320
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		170
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 01:45
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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