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    Danielskuil Pan (29022554)

    Free State
    Card 504032
    Compiler 24
    Location code 29022554Danielskuil Pan (Free State)
    Start date 2012-08-16
    Season WWinter
    Start time 16:05
    End time 17:15
    Shoreline covered 20
    Openwater covered 20
    Total Species 31
    Total Count 2575
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes About 50% of the pan basin was covered with shallow water, and c.80% of that was covered with Karoo "bossies" and it was impossible to see what was among these; it would have been mainly the returning migrant waders which were missed there.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		160
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		120Probably Breeding
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		90
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		50
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		50
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		2160
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		5770
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		5260Probably Breeding
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		120
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		80
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		2300
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		160
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		50
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		30
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		4990
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		190
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		90
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		550
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		1980
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		490
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		60
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		20
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		10
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		60
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		40
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		800


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 02:42
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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