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    Polokwane (Pietersburg) Bird Sanctuary (23512927)

    Limpopo
    Card 4920
    Compiler 832
    Location code 23512927Polokwane (Pietersburg) Bird Sanctuary (Limpopo)
    Start date 2003-02-01
    Season SSummer
    Start time 06:30:00
    End time 08:30:00
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 70
    Total Species 34
    Total Count 760
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid 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
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		140
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		140
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		340
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		40
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		470
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		60
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		100
    66Bittern, Dwarf
    (Ixobrychus sturmii)    		10
    69Heron, Black-crowned Night
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		140
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		1300
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		130
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		40
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		10
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		520
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)    		140Confirmed Breeding
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		80
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		60
    229Jacana, Lesser
    (Microparra capensis)    		140
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		630
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		50
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		1450
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		30
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		750
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		670
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		30
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 02:20
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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