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    Rusfontein Dam (29182637)

    Free State
    Card 8324
    Compiler 24
    Location code 29182637Rusfontein Dam (Free State)
    Start date 2006-08-07
    Season WWinter
    Start time 13:25:00
    End time 16:45:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 33
    Total Count 2461
    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 None
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		80
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		30
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		2070
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		680
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		700
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		130
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		40
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		141Confirmed Breeding
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		200
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		920
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		350
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		210
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		3050
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		190
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		30
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		20
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		12650
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		120
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		470
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		30
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		1740
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		60
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		140
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		400


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 11:24
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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