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    Rusfontein Dam (29182637)

    Free State
    Card 6320
    Compiler 24
    Location code 29182637Rusfontein Dam (Free State)
    Start date 2005-02-02
    Season SSummer
    Start time 10:50:00
    End time 14:40:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 33
    Total Count 5066
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		400
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		570
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		140
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		130
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		140
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		90
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		180
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		180
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		210
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		3894Confirmed Breeding
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		1040
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		150
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		1620
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		160
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		100
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		28390
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		760
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		1170
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		2050
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		3070
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		30
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		190
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		680
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		370
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		4560
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		260


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 02:37
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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