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    Allemanskraal Dam (28182712)

    Free State
    Card 501307
    Compiler 24
    Location code 28182712Allemanskraal Dam (Free State)
    Start date 2009-08-17
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:55
    End time 13:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 22
    Total Count 3123
    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 A bit rough at times, but it was still possible to scan the shores with binoculars while travelling. Far upper reaches of the bays of the two streams entering on the southern side were not checked, because of geese in the bays.Overwintering wader - 1 Ruff. White-breasted Cormorant nests in dead trees in water in upper reaches - six active nests with well-grown young.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		80
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		176Confirmed Breeding
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		100
    76Stork, Yellow-billed
    (Mycteria ibis)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		190
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		3190
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		7210
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		30
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		110
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		2080
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		560
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		50
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		880
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		30
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		15400
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		920
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		140


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 10:14
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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