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    Driefontein Farm Dam (33211846)

    Western Cape

    Card 511449
    Compiler 45
    Location code 33211846Driefontein Farm Dam (Western Cape)
    Start date 2025-07-09
    Season WWinter
    Start time 13:30
    End time 15:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 19
    Total Count 234
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 20Pollution by fertilizers
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    45Sandy Schmidt, Daryl de Beer, Lynette de Beer
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)
    40
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)
    10
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    20
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
    10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    600
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    390
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    60
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    120
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    150
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    400
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    30
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    100
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    300
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    30
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    20


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    Saturday 19 July 2025 08:52
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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