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    St Helena Mine Dams (28012642)

    Free State
    Card 503875
    Compiler 24
    Location code 28012642St Helena Mine Dams (Free State)
    Start date 2010-02-26
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:10
    End time 12:30
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 70
    Total Species 28
    Total Count 871
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes All five dams were overflowing. Tall tamarisk bushes at the northern end of the northernmost dam reduced visibility. The fourth dam (from the N) continues to be invaded by sedges (up to c.1 m high), further reducing visibility of the open water. Weather good.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		40
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		40
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		30
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		30
    76Stork, Yellow-billed
    (Mycteria ibis)    		60
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		30
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		50
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		2260
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		180
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		70
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		40
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		10
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		80
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		30
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		710
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		20
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		2511Confirmed Breeding
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		220
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		1240
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		700
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		110
    261Redshank, Common
    (Tringa totanus)    		10
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		20
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		80
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		80


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 10:31
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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