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    Loskop Dam (25262919)

    Mpumalanga
    Card 505050
    Compiler 2422
    Location code 25262919Loskop Dam (Mpumalanga)
    Start date 2015-07-18
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:30
    End time 12:30
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 20
    Total Species 31
    Total Count 956
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Count was done with three boats
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		10
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		1040
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		1640
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		1800
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		480
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		260
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		20
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		30
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1321Confirmed Breeding
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		50
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		80
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		30
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		40
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		280
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		360
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		1220
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		40
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		30
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		30
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		20
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		270
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		50
    396Kingfisher, Half-collared
    (Alcedo semitorquata)    		10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		140
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		220


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    Sunday 21 December 2025 01:46
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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