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    Rusfontein Dam (29182637)

    Free State

    Card 503990
    Compiler 24
    Location code 29182637Rusfontein Dam (Free State)
    Start date 2014-02-24
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:45
    End time 11:15
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 24
    Total Count 493
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Level of dam quite low. Clear, windy, but water calm at first; overcast and water rough from 09h15. Most of upper reaches (two river sections) covered on foot, because inaccessible by boat.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)
    30
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    240
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    20
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    90
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    50
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    130
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    30
    76Stork, Yellow-billed
    (Mycteria ibis)
    30
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    130
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    852Confirmed Breeding
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    60
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    690
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    160
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)
    400
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    10
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)
    10
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    170
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    1250
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)
    420
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    80


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 02:00
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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