Aurora Pan (28002845) | |
|---|---|
Free State | |
| CWAC status | NEWLY REGISTERED |
| Authority | Francois Noome |
| Management status | Private property |
| Conservation status | UNPROTECTED |
| IBA information | |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
| View Cards | |
Information |
|---|
| Date_registered |
| 2026-07-26 |
| Brief_description |
| Natural pan, situated next to the road, between Thye staff Village and the main farmstead. The pan is noteworthy for the large heronry located here in 4 Willow trees on the far bank. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 212 | Coot, Red-knobbed | Fulica cristata | 95 | 105.00 | 115 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 8 | 12.50 | 17 | |||
| 100 | Duck, White-faced Whistling | Dendrocygna viduata | 35 | 35.00 | 35 | |||
| 61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Ardea ibis | 41 | 41.00 | 41 | |||
| 14799 | Egret, Yellow-billed | Egretta brachyrhyncha | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 4 | 9.00 | 14 | |||
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 4 | 4.50 | 5 | |||
| 55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 87 | 108.50 | 130 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 4 | 5.00 | 6 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 5 | 5.00 | 5 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 2 | 3.00 | 4 | |||
| 102 | Pochard, Southern | Netta erythrophthalma | 71 | 71.00 | 71 | |||
| 94 | Shoveler, Cape | Anas smithii | 3 | 4.50 | 6 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 4 | 4.00 | 4 |
Tuesday 10 November 2026 03:54
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department
of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town
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