Bloemhof Dam (27412540) | |
|---|---|
Free State | |
| CWAC status | REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY |
| Authority | Free State Department of Tourism, Environmental and Economic Affairs |
| Management status | PROVINCIAL GAME/NATURE RESERVE |
| Conservation status | PARTLY PROTECTED |
| IBA information | SA039 - SANDVELD & BLOEMHOF NATURE RESERVE |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
| View Cards | No |
Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 1992-02-05 |
| Brief_description |
| A sub-regional IBA. A state dam on the Vaal River, partly within two nature reserves. It regularly supports over 5000, sometimes over 10 000, waterbirds. There are globally significant counts of Dabchick, Darter, African Spoonbill, Greater Flamingo and Cape Shoveller, and nationally significant counts of six other species, including Goliath Heron. Good numbers of Blacksmith Plover, Blackwinged Stilt and Greyheaded Gull also occur. Large numbers of herons, egrets and cormorants breed. Numbers of most waterfowl peak in winter; counts of most other waterbirds are higher in summer, except for Dabchick, flamingos, Redknobbed Coot, Avocet and Whiskered Tern. Black Egret and Saddlebilled Stork are recorded. Important threats are pollution and eutrophication; mild threats are posed by fishing and boating. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 256 | Calidris pugnax | 1 | 664.59 | 12155 | 10000 | |||
| 269 | Avocet, Pied | Recurvirostra avosetta | 1 | 119.74 | 836 | 250 | 125 | 190 |
| 212 | Coot, Red-knobbed | Fulica cristata | 1 | 1152.83 | 4630 | 2500 | ||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 3 | 130.13 | 456 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 2 | 480.65 | 2723 | 2500 | 130 | |
| 203 | Crake, Black | Zaporina flavirostra | 1 | 8.50 | 28 | |||
| 267 | Curlew, Eurasian | Numenius arquata | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 5 | 120.24 | 610 | 500 | 250 | |
| 101 | Duck, Fulvous Whistling | Dendrocygna bicolor | 4 | 64.10 | 294 | |||
| 91 | Duck, Knob-billed | Sarkidiornis melanotos | 1 | 69.77 | 528 | |||
| 103 | Duck, Maccoa | Oxyura maccoa | 4 | 5.00 | 6 | |||
| 10014 | Duck, Unidentified | Anas sp. | 670 | 670.00 | 670 | |||
| 104 | Duck, White-backed | Thalassornis leuconotus | 7 | 7.00 | 7 | |||
| 100 | Duck, White-faced Whistling | Dendrocygna viduata | 3 | 576.58 | 4056 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 1 | 519.55 | 4112 | 1700 | 850 | 1000 |
| 58 | Egret, Great | Ardea alba | 1 | 37.94 | 179 | |||
| 60 | Egret, Intermediate | Ardea intermedia | 1 | 15.56 | 46 | |||
| 59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 2 | 46.81 | 147 | |||
| 61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Bubulcus ibis | 1 | 474.36 | 6233 | 5000 | ||
| 149 | Fish Eagle, African | Haliaeetus vocifer | 2 | 7.00 | 17 | |||
| 86 | Flamingo, Greater | Phoenicopterus roseus | 1 | 336.19 | 2218 | 1250 | 625 | 750 |
| 87 | Flamingo, Lesser | Phoeniconaias minor | 6 | 219.07 | 799 | 600 | ||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 45 | 809.63 | 2737 | 1750 | ||
| 88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 5 | 295.73 | 1720 | 710 | ||
| 5 | Grebe, Black-necked | Podiceps nigricollis | 1 | 2.50 | 4 | |||
| 4 | Grebe, Great Crested | Podiceps cristatus | 1 | 7.52 | 22 | |||
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 1 | 123.00 | 739 | 500 | 250 | |
| 263 | Greenshank, Common | Tringa nebularia | 1 | 2.88 | 7 | |||
| 288 | Gull, Grey-headed | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | 2 | 178.44 | 775 | 500 | ||
| 899 | Gull, Lesser Black-backed | Larus fuscus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 167 | Harrier, African Marsh | Circus ranivorus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 170 | Harrier, Montagu's | Circus pygargus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 64 | Heron, Black | Egretta ardesiaca | 1 | 5.63 | 28 | |||
| 55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 1 | 8.86 | 54 | |||
| 56 | Heron, Goliath | Ardea goliath | 10 | 52.41 | 168 | 125 | ||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 2 | 55.73 | 159 | |||
| 57 | Heron, Purple | Ardea purpurea | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 62 | Heron, Squacco | Ardeola ralloides | 1 | 6.83 | 34 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 1 | 50.69 | 255 | |||
| 83 | Ibis, Glossy | Plegadis falcinellus | 1 | 12.76 | 61 | |||
| 84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 2 | 32.92 | 105 | |||
| 228 | Jacana, African | Actophilornis africanus | 1 | 5.57 | 14 | |||
| 397 | Kingfisher, Malachite | Corythornis cristatus | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 1 | 2.00 | 7 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 6 | 104.02 | 410 | |||
| 509 | Martin, Brown-throated | Riparia paludicola | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 210 | Moorhen, Common | Gallinula chloropus | 2 | 18.47 | 153 | |||
| 69 | Night Heron, Black-crowned | Nycticorax nycticorax | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 172 | Osprey, Western | Pandion haliaetus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 361 | Owl, Marsh | Asio capensis | 1 | 1.33 | 2 | |||
| 42 | Pelican, Great White | Pelecanus onocrotalus | 1 | 5.00 | 18 | |||
| 41 | Pelican, Pink-backed | Pelecanus rufescens | 2 | 7.83 | 21 | |||
| 233 | Plover, Common Ringed | Charadrius hiaticula | 2 | 3.33 | 5 | |||
| 237 | Plover, Kittlitz's | Charadrius pecuarius | 1 | 16.11 | 67 | |||
| 238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 1 | 4.89 | 23 | |||
| 102 | Pochard, Southern | Netta erythrophthalma | 1 | 43.00 | 175 | |||
| 258 | Sandpiper, Common | Actitis hypoleucos | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 251 | Sandpiper, Curlew | Calidris ferruginea | 1 | 2246.67 | 13077 | 7500 | 3750 | |
| 262 | Sandpiper, Marsh | Tringa stagnatilis | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 90 | Shelduck, South African | Tadorna cana | 2 | 200.29 | 2854 | 420 | 210 | 500 |
| 94 | Shoveler, Cape | Anas smithii | 2 | 78.70 | 895 | 350 | 175 | 350 |
| 85 | Spoonbill, African | Platalea alba | 1 | 29.07 | 193 | 150 | 75 | |
| 270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 1 | 123.15 | 632 | 500 | ||
| 253 | Stint, Little | Calidris minuta | 1 | 702.89 | 5589 | 5000 | ||
| 76 | Stork, Yellow-billed | Mycteria ibis | 1 | 28.33 | 94 | |||
| 208 | Swamphen, African | Porphyrio madagascariensis | 1 | 9.20 | 32 | |||
| 98 | Teal, Cape | Anas capensis | 2 | 43.78 | 130 | |||
| 97 | Teal, Red-billed | Anas erythrorhyncha | 2 | 447.41 | 1676 | |||
| 290 | Tern, Caspian | Hydroprogne caspia | 1 | 28.85 | 94 | 68 | 20 | |
| 10009 | Tern, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 12 | 12.00 | 12 | |||
| 305 | Tern, Whiskered | Chlidonias hybrida | 4 | 35.80 | 155 | 150 | 75 | 85 |
| 304 | Tern, White-winged | Chlidonias leucopterus | 9 | 746.91 | 4213 | 2000 | 1000 | |
| 10008 | Wader, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 1 | 531.50 | 1325 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 1 | 8.93 | 50 | |||
| 689 | Wagtail, Western Yellow | Motacilla flava | 7 | 7.00 | 7 |
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