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    Rusfontein Dam (29182637)

    Free State
    Card 501143
    Compiler 24
    Location code 29182637Rusfontein Dam (Free State)
    Start date 2008-07-23
    Season WWinter
    Start time 12:25
    End time 15:05
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 27
    Total Count 724
    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
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		40
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		150
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		150
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		20
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		390
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		100
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		40
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		30
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		20
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		150
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		2510
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		320
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		240
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		420
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1400
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		80
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		90
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		450
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		50
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		50
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		10
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		40
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		120
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		330


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 05:46
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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