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    Knellpoort Dam: Upper Reaches (29452650)

    Free State
    Card 503921
    Compiler 24
    Location code 29452650Knellpoort Dam: Upper Reaches (Free State)
    Start date 2012-02-13
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:55
    End time 10:25
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 10
    Total Count 88
    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 Dam nearly full, and whole of upper reaches accessible by boat. A clear day, quite calm at start, rough later. Yellow-billed Duck broods: 1 adult + 8 young (class llc); 1 ad + 2y (lb).
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		10
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		60
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		30
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		80
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		160
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		282Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		150
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		80


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 10:25
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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