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    Flamingo Pan (28002641)

    Free State
    Card 501153
    Compiler 24
    Location code 28002641Flamingo Pan (Free State)
    Start date 2008-07-21
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:25
    End time 08:45
    Shoreline covered 20
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 8
    Total Count 10855
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes So as not to disturb the flamingoes (which were mostly scattered along the shallows), only c.20% of the shore was examined closely. The rest was scanned with a x20-80 scope on a tripod - any smaller birds present would probably have been missed.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		20
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		350
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		108000
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		20
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		80
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		60
    236Plover, Chestnut-banded
    (Charadrius pallidus)    		10


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 06:04
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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