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    Kalkfontein Dam (29322515)

    Free State
    Card 503120
    Compiler 24
    Location code 29322515Kalkfontein Dam (Free State)
    Start date 2012-08-27
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:35
    End time 17:25
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 35
    Total Count 15195
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Quite full. A bit rough at the start, but calmer after a while and conditions were good for the rest of the census. Main dam done by boat, and the northern pan section, which wasn't accessible by boat, was done afterwards, from a bakkie.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		940
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		2540
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		4514Confirmed Breeding
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		300
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		120
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		70
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		110
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		60
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		1580
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		790
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		22481Confirmed Breeding
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		3020
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		1460
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		180
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		380
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		760
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		100
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		30
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		107300
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		220
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		640
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		600
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		820
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		630
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		20
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		30
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		230
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		770
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		110
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		20
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		70
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		1000


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    Wednesday 01 May 2024 04:54
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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