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Loch Athlone (28162819)
Free State
CWAC status	REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY
Authority	Private
Management status	UNKNOWN
Conservation status	UNKNOWN
IBA information	SA048 - FOURIESBURG-BETHLEHEM-CLARENS
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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	Subregional IBA	RAMSAR
72		Scopus umbretta	1	2.33	4
67	Bittern, Little	Ixobrychus minutus	4	5.50	8
212	Coot, Red-knobbed	Fulica cristata	16	459.27	1600
50	Cormorant, Reed	Microcarbo africanus	4	22.55	65
47	Cormorant, White-breasted	Phalacrocorax lucidus	1	10.38	52
203	Crake, Black	Zaporina flavirostra	1	11.38	20
214	Crane, Grey Crowned	Balearica regulorum	1	1.00	1
52	Darter, African	Anhinga rufa	3	11.45	28
95	Duck, African Black	Anas sparsa	2	4.67	8
104	Duck, White-backed	Thalassornis leuconotus	5	8.50	12
96	Duck, Yellow-billed	Anas undulata	6	65.18	150
60	Egret, Intermediate [x]	Ardea intermedia	1	8.50	16
59	Egret, Little	Egretta garzetta	8	12.00	16
61	Egret, Western Cattle	Ardea ibis	25	280.83	600
14799	Egret, Yellow-billed	Egretta brachyrhyncha	6	35.50	65	40	40
149	Fish Eagle, African	Haliaeetus vocifer	1	1.75	2
205	Flufftail, Red-chested	Sarothrura rufa	2	2.00	2
89	Goose, Egyptian	Alopochen aegyptiaca	1	19.73	40
88	Goose, Spur-winged	Plectropterus gambensis	1	6.88	20
6	Grebe, Little	Tachybaptus ruficollis	1	16.20	85
167	Harrier, African Marsh	Circus ranivorus	1	1.00	1
55	Heron, Black-headed	Ardea melanocephala	2	7.78	15
56	Heron, Goliath	Ardea goliath	1	1.75	3
54	Heron, Grey	Ardea cinerea	1	1.33	2
57	Heron, Purple	Ardea purpurea	2	17.00	35
62	Heron, Squacco	Ardeola ralloides	1	20.00	40
81	Ibis, African Sacred	Threskiornis aethiopicus	1	2.25	5
83	Ibis, Glossy	Plegadis falcinellus	3	176.20	750	500
84	Ibis, Hadada	Bostrychia hagedash	4	23.00	50
395	Kingfisher, Giant	Megaceryle maxima	1	2.86	5
397	Kingfisher, Malachite	Corythornis cristatus	2	7.00	15
394	Kingfisher, Pied	Ceryle rudis	2	3.20	4
245	Lapwing, Blacksmith	Vanellus armatus	2	13.67	40
509	Martin, Brown-throated	Riparia paludicola	1	1.00	1
210	Moorhen, Common	Gallinula chloropus	1	53.00	150
69	Night Heron, Black-crowned	Nycticorax nycticorax	12	45.50	100
238	Plover, Three-banded	Anarhynchus tricollaris	1	4.50	8
102	Pochard, Southern	Netta erythrophthalma	4	4.00	4
197	Rail, African	Rallus caerulescens	2	5.60	10		-1
90	Shelduck, South African	Tadorna cana	4	5.00	6
94	Shoveler, Cape	Anas smithii	2	3.17	7
250	Snipe, African	Gallinago nigripennis	1	9.83	23
85	Spoonbill, African	Platalea alba	1	1.67	2
270	Stilt, Black-winged	Himantopus himantopus	1	1.00	1
208	Swamphen, African	Porphyrio madagascariensis	1	12.80	50	50
99	Teal, Blue-billed	Anas hottentota	2	5.14	8
97	Teal, Red-billed	Anas erythrorhyncha	2	7.86	25
305	Tern, Whiskered	Chlidonias hybrida	1	25.00	45
304	Tern, White-winged	Chlidonias leucopterus	2	2.00	2
686	Wagtail, Cape	Motacilla capensis	1	16.00	30

Sunday 01 November 2026 01:27
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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Free State

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