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    Moorddrift Dam (24152858)

    Limpopo
    Card 500315
    Compiler 1423
    Location code 24152858Moorddrift Dam (Limpopo)
    Start date 2008-07-31
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:00
    End time 10:13
    Shoreline covered 85
    Openwater covered 75
    Total Species 34
    Total Count 598
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0B. du Preez
     
    0B. Goetsch
     
    0C. Liebenberg
     
    0E. Bekker
     
    0H. Bekker
     
    0H. Liebenberg
     
    0J. du Preez
     
    0J. Kidson
     
    0J. van Dijk
     
    0L. Brand
     
    0M. Kidson
     
    0M. Smit
     
    0N. van Rhyn
     
    0Q. Booysen
     
    0R. Sonnenberg
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		130Confirmed Breeding
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		420Confirmed Breeding
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		210Confirmed Breeding
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		170
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		100
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		50
    60Egret, Intermediate [x]
    (Ardea intermedia)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		20
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		20
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		80
    69Night Heron, Black-crowned
    (Nycticorax nycticorax)    		70
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		50
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		130
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		60
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		160Confirmed Breeding
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		120
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		20
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		3030
    101Duck, Fulvous Whistling
    (Dendrocygna bicolor)    		30
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		80
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		30
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		290
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		230Confirmed Breeding
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		60
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		70
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		180
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		20
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		70


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    Wednesday 07 January 2026 08:57
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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