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    Erfenis Dam (28342650)

    Free State
    Card 501152
    Compiler 24
    Location code 28342650Erfenis Dam (Free State)
    Start date 2008-08-11
    Season WWinter
    Start time 10:10
    End time 14:40
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 22
    Total Count 2312
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Calm most of the time, rough towards end. Geese very skittish - some may have been missed, and others counted more than once+A24. Cape Teal - pair with 4 young (Class IIa).
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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0T. Molelekoa
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		70
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		90
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		260
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		2000
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		12400
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		140
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		170
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		640
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		490
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		331Confirmed Breeding
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1410
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		370
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		3420
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		180
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		220
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		340
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		140
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		390


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 11:12
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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