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    Rietpan (28402618)

    Free State
    Card 503764
    Compiler 24
    Location code 28402618Rietpan (Free State)
    Start date 2013-02-05
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:35
    End time 13:45
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 35
    Total Count 33649
    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 Quite full. Very windy at start, calmer later. Coot scattered all over pan and were counted at the end, in 10s, mostly with scope on tripod.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		80
    5Grebe, Black-necked
    (Podiceps nigricollis)    		40
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		1570
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		80
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		50
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		1080
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		200
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		10
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		1770
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)    		8770
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		360
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		5070
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		3770
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		1410
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		2210
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		360
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		60
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		150
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		1250
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		150
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		300302Confirmed Breeding
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		20
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		80
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		70
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		2290
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		350
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		3850
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		50
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		30
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		900
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		10
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		60
    361Owl, Marsh
    (Asio capensis)    		10


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 04:05
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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