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    Turfloop Dam (23532946)

    Limpopo

    Card 500396
    Compiler 832
    Location code 23532946Turfloop Dam (Limpopo)
    Start date 2008-07-31
    Season WWinter
    Start time 11:45
    End time 13:15
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 85
    Total Species 17
    Total Count 197
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The conditions at this site are the dryest since counts were commenced. The lack of fence maintenance and law enforcement in this nature reserve is of great concern.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0J. Grosel
     
    0L. Grosel
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    170
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    120
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    40
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    50
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    110
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    50
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    70
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    60
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    180
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)
    330
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    240
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    170
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    120
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    170
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    50


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 07:17
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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