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    Loch Athlone (28162819)

    Free State
    Card 510452
    Compiler 2043
    Location code 28162819Loch Athlone (Free State)
    Start date 2024-01-28
    Season SSummer
    Start time 05:30
    End time 08:30
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 34
    Total Count 1896
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 14Tourism/recreation
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes This is the first count for this site since 1994.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		100
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		500Confirmed Breeding
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		60
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		100Confirmed Breeding
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		20Possibly Breeding
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		100Confirmed Breeding
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)    		160Confirmed Breeding
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		600200Confirmed Breeding
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		250Confirmed Breeding
    67Bittern, Little
    (Ixobrychus minutus)    		83Confirmed Breeding
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		200Confirmed Breeding
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		500Confirmed Breeding
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		500
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		200
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		200Possibly Breeding
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		60
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		40Possibly Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		1000Probably Breeding
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		100
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Spatula hottentota)    		80
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		50
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		21Probably Breeding
    197Rail, African
    (Rallus caerulescens)    		100Confirmed Breeding
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)    		200Confirmed Breeding
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		500Confirmed Breeding
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		1500Confirmed Breeding
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		5000Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		400Probably Breeding
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		200Probably Breeding
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		300
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		40
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		50Possibly Breeding
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		100Confirmed Breeding
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		250Probably Breeding


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 02:52
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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