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    Rusfontein Dam (29182637)

    Free State

    Card 503888
    Compiler 24
    Location code 29182637Rusfontein Dam (Free State)
    Start date 2010-02-08
    Season SSummer
    Start time 12:40
    End time 15:25
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 26
    Total Count 1174
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Sunny, hot, calm. Dam c.25% full. Started later than planned because of struggle to outboard motor. Egyptian Goose brood: 2 adults + 5 young (class lll, non-flying). The most Kittlitz's Plovers I've ever seen at one wetland.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    50
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    140
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    140
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    370
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    70
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    110
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    771Confirmed Breeding
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    130
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    130
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    40
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    4790
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    1980
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)
    100
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)
    170
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)
    210
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    10
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)
    40
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    590
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    720
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)
    820
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    300


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 12:09
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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