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    Driefontein Farm Dam (33211846)

    Western Cape
    Card 512433
    Compiler 45
    Location code 33211846Driefontein Farm Dam (Western Cape)
    Start date 2026-07-11
    Season WWinter
    Start time 00:45
    End time 14:15
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 10
    Total Count 579
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 20Pollution by fertilizers
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The dam was very full with very little shoreline for small birds such as waders/shorebirds.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    45Sandy Schmidt, Daryl de Beer, Lynette de Beer
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		50
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		30
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		160
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		340
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		4050
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		70
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1030
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20


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    Monday 27 July 2026 10:44
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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