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    Rusfontein Dam (29182637)

    Free State
    Card 66
    Compiler 24
    Location code 29182637Rusfontein Dam (Free State)
    Start date 1992-07-01
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:40:00
    End time 10:40:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 33
    Total Count 1479
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		530
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		330
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		30
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		560
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		90
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		50
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		4240
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		160
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		150
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		770
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		30
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		50
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		30
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		5450
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		20
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		700
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		10
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		1310
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		10
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		90
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		30
    361Owl, Marsh
    (Asio capensis)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10


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    Saturday 20 April 2024 08:13
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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