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    Loch Athlone (28162819)

    Free State
    Card 512394
    Compiler 2043
    Location code 28162819Loch Athlone (Free State)
    Start date 2026-07-12
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:00
    End time 11:30
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 24
    Total Count 861
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 20Pollution by fertilizers
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Occasional sewage spills, agricultural run-off and noise pollution from adjacent stone quarry, plus human disturbance, by ski-boats, jetskis, etc. posses biggest risks. Gill-net fish poaching occurs sporadically, with at least one record of Darter being caught in these nets.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		170
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		40
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		30
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		200
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		220
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		40
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		20
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		330
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		40
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		100
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		40
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		250
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		6790
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		80
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		120


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    Tuesday 28 July 2026 05:27
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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