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    Erfenis Dam (28342650)

    Free State

    Card 9215
    Compiler 24
    Location code 28342650Erfenis Dam (Free State)
    Start date 2007-08-13
    Season WWinter
    Start time 10.20.00
    End time 04.35.00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 24
    Total Count 2549
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes For the third winter in a row, dead waterbirds (85, mostly Spur-winged Geese) were found in a concentration towards the southern end of the dam. Possible poisoning.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    60
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    100
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    3500
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    14770
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    590
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    80
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)
    20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    1290
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    200
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    230
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)
    770
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    2530
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    80
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    110
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    380
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)
    10
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)
    10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    70
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    240
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    390


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 01:48
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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