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    Turfloop Dam (23532946)

    Limpopo
    Card 500830
    Compiler 832
    Location code 23532946Turfloop Dam (Limpopo)
    Start date 2009-02-01
    Season SSummer
    Start time 11:00
    End time 12:30
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 85
    Total Species 24
    Total Count 274
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes This site is still in a state of recovery after being totally dry for several months in 2008.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		140
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		60
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		40
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		30
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		320
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		100
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		150Confirmed Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		190
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		240
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		210
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		10
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		260
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		90
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		140
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		220
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		20
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		60
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		70
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		40
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		60
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		170
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		80


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 06:19
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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