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    Knellpoort Dam: Upper Reaches (29452650)

    Free State

    Card 501147
    Compiler 24
    Location code 29452650Knellpoort Dam: Upper Reaches (Free State)
    Start date 2008-08-07
    Season WWinter
    Start time 10:25
    End time 11:05
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 15
    Total Count 99
    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 When the dam is not full the upper reaches are basically the water in the river channel, so it is difficult counting the birds without flushing them.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0B.D. Colahan
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    110
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    10
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    60
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    40
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    30
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    20
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    40
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    70
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    10
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    130
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    60
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    80
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    300


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 07:41
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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