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    Leeupan (29082541)

    Free State
    Card 503927
    Compiler 24
    Location code 29082541Leeupan (Free State)
    Start date 2012-02-07
    Season SSummer
    Start time 14:20
    End time 16:35
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 35
    Total Count 2413
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Pan quite full. Cloudy and hot. About 60% of the pan had emergent vegetation (mostly grass - Leersia?), which was a bit of a problem with the waders.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		820
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		500
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		30
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		10
    80Stork, White
    (Ciconia ciconia)    		230
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		510
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		160
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		7800
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		160
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		60
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		80
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		50
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		140
    103Duck, Maccoa
    (Oxyura maccoa)    		440
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		10
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		2031Confirmed Breeding
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		10
    236Plover, Chestnut-banded
    (Charadrius pallidus)    		10
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		150
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		40
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		570
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		1340
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		3880
    261Redshank, Common
    (Tringa totanus)    		460
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		210
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		2420
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		1860
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 06:33
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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