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    Loskop Dam (25262919)

    Mpumalanga
    Card 5645
    Compiler 728
    Location code 25262919Loskop Dam (Mpumalanga)
    Start date 2004-01-17
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:30:00
    End time 12:30:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 34
    Total Count 1568
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 1
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    4Grebe, Great Crested
    (Podiceps cristatus)    		80
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		90
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		1290
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		2680
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		1050Confirmed Breeding
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		350
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		60
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		950
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		300
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		50
    64Heron, Black
    (Egretta ardesiaca)    		40
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		40
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		3720Probably Breeding
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		60Probably Breeding
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		30
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		1180
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		520
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		550
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		30
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		30
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		170
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		80
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		610
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		110
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		60
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		620
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		30
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		740
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		20
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		70
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20


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    Sunday 21 December 2025 01:50
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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