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    Driefontein Farm Dam (33211846)

    Western Cape
    Card 508977
    Compiler 45
    Location code 33211846Driefontein Farm Dam (Western Cape)
    Start date 2021-02-07
    Season SSummer
    Start time 13:15
    End time 14:15
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 11
    Total Count 1346
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 4Motor vehicle
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Sandy Schmidt
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		70
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		30
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		300
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		11250
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		580
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		1020
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		40
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		100


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    Monday 23 March 2026 09:33
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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