Springfontein Dam (32192238) | |
|---|---|
Western Cape | |
| CWAC status | REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY |
| Authority | Private |
| Management status | UNKNOWN |
| Conservation status | UNPROTECTED |
| IBA information | SA102 - KAROO NATIONAL PARK |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
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Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 1994-01-23 |
| Brief_description |
| This dam is adjacent to Beaufort West town. Four summer and three winter counts have yielded small to good numbers of a reasonable selection of waterbirds, including good summer counts of shorebirds such as Marsh Sandpiper, Little Stint, Ruff, Avocet and Blackwinged Stilt. Kittlitz's Plover is relatively common in summer and winter, while Threebanded and Blacksmith Plover are more numerous in winter. The dam holds moderate numbers of waterfowl, including South African Shelduck and Cape Teal; waterfowl appear to be marginally more numerous in winter. Good numbers of Cape Wagtail suggest a roost locally. Threats are dam/barrage construction, and solid waste. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 256 | Calidris pugnax | 1 | 52.23 | 216 | ||||
| 72 | Scopus umbretta | 1 | 2.20 | 5 | ||||
| 269 | Avocet, Pied | Recurvirostra avosetta | 1 | 46.27 | 302 | 250 | 125 | 190 |
| 212 | Coot, Red-knobbed | Fulica cristata | 1 | 32.69 | 144 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 1 | 1.33 | 2 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 3 | 16.67 | 33 | |||
| 91 | Duck, Knob-billed | Sarkidiornis melanotos | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 3 | 18.77 | 84 | |||
| 61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Bubulcus ibis | 1 | 7.86 | 20 | |||
| 86 | Flamingo, Greater | Phoenicopterus roseus | 2 | 8.40 | 12 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 2 | 44.38 | 122 | |||
| 88 | Goose, Spur-winged | Plectropterus gambensis | 1 | 3.33 | 7 | |||
| 5 | Grebe, Black-necked | Podiceps nigricollis | 1 | 26.86 | 153 | 125 | ||
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 1 | 12.33 | 24 | |||
| 263 | Greenshank, Common | Tringa nebularia | 1 | 2.09 | 5 | |||
| 288 | Gull, Grey-headed | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | 2 | 31.33 | 89 | |||
| 55 | Heron, Black-headed | Ardea melanocephala | 1 | 1.40 | 2 | |||
| 54 | Heron, Grey | Ardea cinerea | 1 | 2.78 | 7 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 1 | 5.67 | 15 | |||
| 83 | Ibis, Glossy | Plegadis falcinellus | 2 | 2.50 | 3 | |||
| 84 | Ibis, Hadada | Bostrychia hagedash | 1 | 4.67 | 12 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 5 | 37.50 | 107 | |||
| 509 | Martin, Brown-throated | Riparia paludicola | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 236 | Plover, Chestnut-banded | Charadrius pallidus | 52 | 52.00 | 52 | |||
| 237 | Plover, Kittlitz's | Charadrius pecuarius | 12 | 54.68 | 203 | |||
| 238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 1 | 14.62 | 41 | |||
| 102 | Pochard, Southern | Netta erythrophthalma | 3 | 7.17 | 14 | |||
| 282 | Pratincole, Black-winged | Glareola nordmanni | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 258 | Sandpiper, Common | Actitis hypoleucos | 1 | 1.25 | 2 | |||
| 251 | Sandpiper, Curlew | Calidris ferruginea | 3 | 38.22 | 112 | |||
| 262 | Sandpiper, Marsh | Tringa stagnatilis | 2 | 15.27 | 67 | |||
| 90 | Shelduck, South African | Tadorna cana | 2 | 30.85 | 87 | |||
| 94 | Shoveler, Cape | Anas smithii | 2 | 16.81 | 56 | |||
| 85 | Spoonbill, African | Platalea alba | 1 | 3.46 | 13 | |||
| 270 | Stilt, Black-winged | Himantopus himantopus | 1 | 30.95 | 122 | |||
| 253 | Stint, Little | Calidris minuta | 25 | 182.00 | 687 | |||
| 98 | Teal, Cape | Anas capensis | 2 | 15.32 | 65 | |||
| 97 | Teal, Red-billed | Anas erythrorhyncha | 1 | 16.67 | 62 | |||
| 305 | Tern, Whiskered | Chlidonias hybrida | 42 | 42.00 | 42 | |||
| 304 | Tern, White-winged | Chlidonias leucopterus | 1 | 37.86 | 106 | |||
| 10008 | Wader, Unidentified | N/A N/A | 40 | 175.00 | 300 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 3 | 53.42 | 215 |
Saturday 21 December 2024 07:05
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department
of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town
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