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    Loskop Dam (25262919)

    Mpumalanga
    Card 502974
    Compiler 2422
    Location code 25262919Loskop Dam (Mpumalanga)
    Start date 2013-01-19
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:00
    End time 12:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 20
    Total Species 34
    Total Count 1664
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Birds were abundant in numbers and the expected number of species was observed. No rarities recorded but the 5 Osprey's can be regarded as special.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		10
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		4620
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		2370
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		560
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		370
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		60
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		1290
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		150
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		100
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		90
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		20
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1301Confirmed Breeding
    95Duck, African Black
    (Anas sparsa)    		20
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		20
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		211Confirmed Breeding
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		50
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		30
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		40
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		170
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		1000
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		300
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		20
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		510
    259Sandpiper, Green
    (Tringa ochropus)    		150
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		60
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		30
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		160
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		2500
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		190
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		50
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		20
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		130


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    Sunday 14 December 2025 09:21
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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