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    Bloemspruit Sewage Maturation Ponds (29072616)

    Free State
    Card 503851
    Compiler 662
    Location code 29072616Bloemspruit Sewage Maturation Ponds (Free State)
    Start date 2010-01-31
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:00
    End time 11:25
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 43
    Total Count 634
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Very few anglers present.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		10
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		590
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		120
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		190
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		290
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		60
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		10
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		80
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		50
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		60
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		220
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		180
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		290
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		230
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		280
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		480
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		280
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		260
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1090
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		80
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		220
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		40
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		10
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		110
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		180
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		210
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		20
    261Redshank, Common
    (Tringa totanus)    		30
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		80
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		20
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		90
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		60
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		190
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		80


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    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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