Loch Athlone (28162819) | |
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Free State | |
| CWAC status | DISCONTINUED |
| Authority | Private |
| Management status | UNKNOWN |
| Conservation status | UNKNOWN |
| IBA information | SA048 - FOURIESBURG-BETHLEHEM-CLARENS |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
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Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 1993-01-15 |
| Brief_description |
| Counts were made at this dam only from summer 1993 to winter 1994. Of the 34 waterbird species recorded, the commonest were Whitebreasted Cormorant, Cattle Egret, Yellowbilled Duck and Redknobbed Coot; of these four species, Whitebreasted Cormorant was the only one to be more numerous in winter. Reed Cormorant and Darter were more numerous in summer. Total counts declined during the survey period. Threats include sedimentation and the accumulation of pesticides and fertilizers. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | Bittern, Little | Ixobrychus minutus | 8 | 8.00 | 8 | |||
| 212 | Coot, Red-knobbed | Fulica cristata | 16 | 122.60 | 500 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 6 | 27.80 | 50 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 3 | 18.75 | 52 | |||
| 203 | Crake, Black | Zapornia flavirostra | 1 | 10.50 | 20 | |||
| 214 | Crane, Grey Crowned | Balearica regulorum | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 6 | 18.60 | 28 | |||
| 95 | Duck, African Black | Anas sparsa | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 104 | Duck, White-backed | Thalassornis leuconotus | 5 | 5.00 | 5 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 6 | 54.40 | 100 | |||
| 149 | Eagle, African Fish | Haliaeetus vocifer | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 60 | Egret, Intermediate | Ardea intermedia | 1 | 8.50 | 16 | |||
| 61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Bubulcus ibis | 40 | 236.67 | 600 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 1 | 8.80 | 20 | |||
| 88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 1 | 7.00 | 20 | |||
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 1 | 7.00 | 10 | |||
| 167 | Harrier, African Marsh | Circus ranivorus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 69 | Heron, Black-crowned Night | Nycticorax nycticorax | 20 | 20.00 | 20 | |||
| 55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 2 | 9.25 | 15 | |||
| 56 | Heron, Goliath | Ardea goliath | 1 | 1.75 | 2 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 1 | 1.50 | 2 | |||
| 57 | Heron, Purple | Ardea purpurea | 10 | 10.00 | 10 | |||
| 62 | Heron, Squacco | Ardeola ralloides | 1 | 9.33 | 25 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 1 | 3.00 | 5 | |||
| 83 | Ibis, Glossy | Plegadis falcinellus | 3 | 26.50 | 50 | |||
| 84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 4 | 27.00 | 50 | |||
| 395 | Kingfisher, Giant | Megaceryle maxima | 2 | 3.50 | 5 | |||
| 397 | Kingfisher, Malachite | Corythornis cristatus | 10 | 10.00 | 10 | |||
| 394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 2 | 11.50 | 40 | |||
| 509 | Martin, Brown-throated | Riparia paludicola | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 210 | Moorhen, Common | Gallinula chloropus | 1 | 32.60 | 150 | |||
| 238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 102 | Pochard, Southern | Netta erythrophthalma | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 197 | Rail, African | Rallus caerulescens | 10 | 10.00 | 10 | -1 | ||
| 90 | Shelduck, South African | Tadorna cana | 6 | 6.00 | 6 | |||
| 94 | Shoveler, Cape | Spatula smithii | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 250 | Snipe, African | Gallinago nigripennis | 1 | 6.50 | 20 | |||
| 270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 208 | Swamphen, African | Porphyrio madagascariensis | 1 | 13.75 | 50 | 50 | ||
| 99 | Teal, Blue-billed | Spatula hottentota | 2 | 5.33 | 8 | |||
| 97 | Teal, Red-billed | Anas erythrorhyncha | 2 | 4.67 | 10 | |||
| 305 | Tern, Whiskered | Chlidonias hybrida | 1 | 15.00 | 30 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 1 | 13.00 | 25 |
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