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    Driefontein Farm Dam (33211846)

    Western Cape
    Card 511290
    Compiler 45
    Location code 33211846Driefontein Farm Dam (Western Cape)
    Start date 2025-02-15
    Season SSummer
    Start time 11:45
    End time 13:30
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 15
    Total Count 2008
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 0
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes On arrival, the majority of geese/Shelduck moved off the dam's edges into the open water, making them very difficult to count accurately. A series of photographs were taken and the birds then counted by species on the home computer. This gave a higher, but probably a more accurate count than the one done on site.
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Felicity Ellmore
     
    0P Nupen
     
    0S Schmidt
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		40
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		200Confirmed Breeding
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		20
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		2000
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		16870
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		370
    216Crane, Blue
    (Grus paradisea)    		30
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		360
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		20
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		60


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    Tuesday 23 December 2025 07:28
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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