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    Knellpoort Dam (29462653)

    Free State
    Card 503918
    Compiler 24
    Location code 29462653Knellpoort Dam (Free State)
    Start date 2011-08-11
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:20
    End time 10:55
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 40
    Total Count 9226
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Dam full. A calm day. Egyptian Geese very skittish.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		1000
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		2660Probably Breeding
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		734Confirmed Breeding
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		300Probably Breeding
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		82Confirmed Breeding
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		220
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		211Confirmed Breeding
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		380
    76Stork, Yellow-billed
    (Mycteria ibis)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		20
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		650
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		1690
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		15226Confirmed Breeding
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		6440
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		510
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		4272Confirmed Breeding
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		40
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		710
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		40
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		6490
    216Crane, Blue
    (Grus paradisea)    		20
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		450
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		570
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		31010
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		2790
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		1870
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		50
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		550
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		1900
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		1400
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		8740
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		970
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		160


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