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    Rusfontein Dam (29182637)

    Free State

    Card 649
    Compiler 24
    Location code 29182637Rusfontein Dam (Free State)
    Start date 1995-07-20
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:45:00
    End time 11:35:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 23
    Total Count 1650
    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
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    530
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    170
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    130
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    790
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    50
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    100
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    100
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)
    90
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    6360
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    540
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    700
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    70
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)
    10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    4890
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    380
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    260
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    510
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)
    180
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    10
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    30
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    570


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 03:39
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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