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    Sterkloop Wetlands (24362924)

    Limpopo
    Card 3872
    Compiler 832
    Location code 24362924Sterkloop Wetlands (Limpopo)
    Start date 2001-01-21
    Season SSummer
    Start time 11:00:00
    End time 13:00:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 75
    Total Species 25
    Total Count 836
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 0
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		60Confirmed Breeding
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		180Confirmed Breeding
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		40
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		640
    64Heron, Black
    (Egretta ardesiaca)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		120
    91Duck, Knob-billed
    (Sarkidiornis melanotos)    		20
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		160
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		80
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		4200
    101Duck, Fulvous Whistling
    (Dendrocygna bicolor)    		100
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		110
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		40
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1400Confirmed Breeding
    230Painted-snipe, Greater
    (Rostratula benghalensis)    		30
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		90Confirmed Breeding
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		170
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		50
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		60
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		30
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		650
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		80


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 11:54
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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