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    Rusfontein Dam (29182637)

    Free State

    Card 5597
    Compiler 24
    Location code 29182637Rusfontein Dam (Free State)
    Start date 2004-02-13
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:00:00
    End time 12:55:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 34
    Total Count 5462
    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 1
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    520
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    20
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    300
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    70
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    100
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    140
    76Stork, Yellow-billed
    (Mycteria ibis)
    10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    30
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    230
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    60
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    5062Confirmed Breeding
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    1130
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    220
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    480
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    30
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    160
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)
    10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    8200
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    20
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    50
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    540
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)
    5980
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)
    5120
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)
    5410
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    10
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)
    60
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    20
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    190
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    180
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    70
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)
    20060
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    110


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 03:19
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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