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    Loskop Dam (25262919)

    Mpumalanga
    Card 503100
    Compiler 2422
    Location code 25262919Loskop Dam (Mpumalanga)
    Start date 2012-07-14
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:00
    End time 12:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 20
    Total Species 28
    Total Count 1067
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Counting condition was fair. Little bit windy. The dam was more or 86% full. Several Great Crested Grebes has been observed a few days before but only 2 on the day of the count. A possible explanation is that the Grebes prefer deeper open water.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		20
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		940
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		1831Confirmed Breeding
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		1800
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		690
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		330
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		120
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		120
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		60
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1310
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		110
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		40
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		70
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		490
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		420
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		1030
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		70
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		20
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		70
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		90
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		360
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		100
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		320
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		210


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    Sunday 21 December 2025 01:51
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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