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    Gariep Dam: East (30382550)

    Free State
    Card 500195
    Compiler 24
    Location code 30382550Gariep Dam: East (Free State)
    Start date 2008-02-28
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:35
    End time 14:15
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 21
    Total Count 3620
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Water calm most of the time, so had little problem counting and piloting boat at same time (and most birds are usually concentrated in a few bays anyway). Probably c.70% of Egyptian Geese moulting. Not one Caspian Tern seen! Heronry on ricky island in Seekoeigat Bay: Grey Heron - 6 nests (3 with 3 young, 1 with 4, 1 with 2 (all well-grown), and 1 with at least 1 young, small); Goliath Heron - 1 nest with 2 well-grown young; Black-headed Heron - 1 adult on a nest; Sacred Ibis - 1 adult, possibly settled on a nest.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0B.D. Colahan
     
    0J. Carey
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		80
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		80
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		696Confirmed Breeding
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		31Confirmed Breeding
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		61Confirmed Breeding
    76Stork, Yellow-billed
    (Mycteria ibis)    		30
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10Possibly Breeding
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		590
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		150
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		32770
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		670
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		60
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		540
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		80
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		30
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		90
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		30
    216Crane, Blue
    (Grus paradisea)    		130
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		60
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		10


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 02:37
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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