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    Rusfontein Dam (29182637)

    Free State
    Card 3296
    Compiler 24
    Location code 29182637Rusfontein Dam (Free State)
    Start date 2000-02-09
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:00:00
    End time 10:35:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 33
    Total Count 2654
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 1
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    41Pelican, Pink-backed
    (Pelecanus rufescens)    		10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		160
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		420
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		70
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		240
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		120
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		60
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		170
    76Stork, Yellow-billed
    (Mycteria ibis)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		30
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		5162Confirmed Breeding
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		1260
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		200
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		50
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		70
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		12830
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		510
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		1330
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		310
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		460
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		20
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		100
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		2790
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 09:17
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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