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    Driefontein Farm Dam (33211846)

    Western Cape

    Card 511963
    Compiler 45
    Location code 33211846Driefontein Farm Dam (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-02-14
    Season SSummer
    Start time 12:30
    End time 13:15
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 13
    Total Count 1122
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid 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
    Notes
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    45Sandy Schmidt, Felicity Ellmore, Linda Hibbin
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    20
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    60
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    1250
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    5650
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    2100
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    1160
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    130
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    560
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    210
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    40


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    Monday 23 March 2026 09:32
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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