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Lake Jilore (03113954)
Kenya
CWAC status	REGISTERED-COUNTED REGULARLY
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Management status	COMMUNAL LAND
Conservation status	UNPROTECTED
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Date_registered
2016-08-30
Brief_description
A seasonal lake that in years of heavy rains (e.g. El Nino 1997/98) can be very extensive and hold large numbers of waterbirds. As it dries out, the edge is turned into farmland and currently (2016) much of the lake is actually cultivated with only a small residual section that holds water. The count area has therefore reduced substantially from when first counted - reflected in the number of birds recorded.
Physical_features
As in many other seasonal lakes in the area, a shallow valley surrounded by low hills that historically were covered in dense forest and thicket. Over the 15-20 years since the late 1990s, this cover has been almost completely removed and had poor farming techniques employed on steep slopes leading to heavy erosion and siltation of the lake. The lake is therefore now largely filled in with sediment and farmed. Open water and mud is restricted now to c. 3 ha area (c. 300 x 100 m).
Hydrological_features
Seasonal wetland depending 100% on rainfall for water - there are no drainage channels running into it. When it gets extremely full, water will drain through a stream outlet to the north-east towards the Sabaki River.
Ecological_features
Lake Jilore lies immediately adjacent to the Arabuko-Sokoke Forest reserve. Historically it was an important watering site for elephant and other wildlife. However an elephant fence erected along the forest boundary has stopped any elephants accessing the lake water and this environmental service has gone. Much of the natural habitat in the surrounding hills and area has been cleared for poor quality farming that has led to heavy erosion and degradation of the land and habitats in general.

Spp	Common name	Taxonomic name	Min	Avg	Max	Subregional IBA
255		Calidris alba	12	12.00	12
885		Anas querquedula	7	18.25	36
256		Calidris pugnax	1	38.00	162
66	Bittern, Dwarf	Ixobrychus sturmii	5	5.00	5
50	Cormorant, Reed	Microcarbo africanus	2	42.00	133
47	Cormorant, White-breasted	Phalacrocorax lucidus	3	3.00	3
203	Crake, Black	Zaporina flavirostra	1	4.25	10
52	Darter, African	Anhinga rufa	3	3.00	3
101	Duck, Fulvous Whistling	Dendrocygna bicolor	5	6.50	8
91	Duck, Knob-billed	Sarkidiornis melanotos	6	15.50	25
10014	Duck, Unidentified	Anas sp.	85	85.00	85
104	Duck, White-backed	Thalassornis leuconotus	2	4.33	9
100	Duck, White-faced Whistling	Dendrocygna viduata	2	145.71	558
2188	Egret, Dimorphic	Egretta dimorpha	8	8.00	8
58	Egret, Great	Ardea alba	1	1.67	3
60	Egret, Intermediate	Ardea intermedia	1	3.67	5
59	Egret, Little	Egretta garzetta	1	2.67	5
61	Egret, Western Cattle	Bubulcus ibis	1	2.50	4
149	Fish Eagle, African	Haliaeetus vocifer	1	1.00	1
86	Flamingo, Greater	Phoenicopterus roseus	26	68.67	90
266	Godwit, Bar-tailed	Limosa lapponica	1	1.00	1
92	Goose, African Pygmy	Nettapus auritus	1	26.50	67
89	Goose, Egyptian	Alopochen aegyptiaca	2	2.00	2
6	Grebe, Little	Tachybaptus ruficollis	4	93.75	348	250
263	Greenshank, Common	Tringa nebularia	1	9.67	17
933	Gull, Black-headed	Chroicocephalus ridibundus	1	1.67	2
64	Heron, Black	Egretta ardesiaca	1	9.00	13
55	Heron, Black-headed	Ardea melanocephala	2	2.40	3
56	Heron, Goliath	Ardea goliath	1	1.50	3
54	Heron, Grey	Ardea cinerea	1	1.60	3
57	Heron, Purple	Ardea purpurea	7	7.00	7
62	Heron, Squacco	Ardeola ralloides	2	9.67	16
63	Heron, Striated	Butorides striata	7	7.00	7
81	Ibis, African Sacred	Threskiornis aethiopicus	1	2.20	4
83	Ibis, Glossy	Plegadis falcinellus	2	6.00	10
228	Jacana, African	Actophilornis africanus	4	45.50	121
397	Kingfisher, Malachite	Corythornis cristatus	2	4.00	5
400	Kingfisher, Mangrove	Halcyon senegaloides	1	1.00	1
394	Kingfisher, Pied	Ceryle rudis	2	10.17	20
1031	Lapwing, Spur-winged	Vanellus spinosus	1	1.67	2
210	Moorhen, Common	Gallinula chloropus	1	1.67	2
69	Night Heron, Black-crowned	Nycticorax nycticorax	10	10.00	10
74	Openbill, African	Anastomus lamelligerus	14	44.83	113
172	Osprey, Western	Pandion haliaetus	1	1.00	1
42	Pelican, Great White	Pelecanus onocrotalus	3	5.00	6
41	Pelican, Pink-backed	Pelecanus rufescens	4	7.67	10
233	Plover, Common Ringed	Charadrius hiaticula	3	9.83	26
239	Plover, Greater Sand	Charadrius leschenaultii	2	2.00	2
237	Plover, Kittlitz's	Charadrius pecuarius	1	3.00	5
955	Plover, Little Ringed	Charadrius dubius	1	1.00	1
238	Plover, Three-banded	Charadrius tricollaris	2	2.50	3
235	Plover, White-fronted	Charadrius marginatus	1	1.00	1
102	Pochard, Southern	Netta erythrophthalma	2	7.67	19
281	Pratincole, Collared	Glareola pratincola	1	1.50	2
260	Redshank, Spotted	Tringa erythropus	1	1.00	1
258	Sandpiper, Common	Actitis hypoleucos	2	6.83	21
251	Sandpiper, Curlew	Calidris ferruginea	2	15.50	29
262	Sandpiper, Marsh	Tringa stagnatilis	1	8.50	26
264	Sandpiper, Wood	Tringa glareola	6	13.43	20
1342	Shelduck, Common	Tadorna tadorna	4	4.00	4
250	Snipe, African	Gallinago nigripennis	5	10.50	16
249	Snipe, Great	Gallinago media	2	2.00	2
85	Spoonbill, African	Platalea alba	2	4.40	11
270	Stilt, Black-winged	Himantopus himantopus	10	26.60	64
253	Stint, Little	Calidris minuta	3	43.40	96
76	Stork, Yellow-billed	Mycteria ibis	1	1.00	1
99	Teal, Blue-billed	Anas hottentota	1	5.50	10
290	Tern, Caspian	Hydroprogne caspia	11	11.00	11
902	Tern, Gull-billed	Gelochelidon nilotica	1	6.80	25
2070	Tern, Saunders's	Sternula saundersi	13	13.00	13
10009	Tern, Unidentified	N/A N/A	23	54.00	85
304	Tern, White-winged	Chlidonias leucopterus	17	108.29	188
10008	Wader, Unidentified	N/A N/A	13	13.00	13

Sunday 22 December 2024 05:19
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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Lake Jilore (03113954)

Kenya

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