Lake Mistake (26052920) | |
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Mpumalanga | |
| CWAC status | DISCONTINUED |
| Authority | Private |
| Management status | UNKNOWN |
| Conservation status | UNKNOWN |
| IBA information | |
| Ramsar information | |
| Heritage information | |
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Information |
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| Date_registered |
| 1998-02-14 |
| Brief_description |
| The lake is situated next to the Olifants River. It is an old opencast mine site that was flooded due to the accidental diversion of the river. It is approximately 1500m long, 40m wide and 40m deep. |
| Spp | Common name | Taxonomic name | Min | Avg | Max | IBA | Subregional IBA | RAMSAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 212 | Coot, Red-knobbed | Fulica cristata | 12 | 38.00 | 64 | |||
| 50 | Cormorant, Reed | Microcarbo africanus | 5 | 11.00 | 17 | |||
| 47 | Cormorant, White-breasted | Phalacrocorax lucidus | 4 | 6.00 | 8 | |||
| 52 | Darter, African | Anhinga rufa | 15 | 15.00 | 15 | |||
| 96 | Duck, Yellow-billed | Anas undulata | 18 | 21.00 | 24 | |||
| 60 | Egret, Intermediate | Ardea intermedia | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 59 | Egret, Little | Egretta garzetta | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 61 | Egret, Western Cattle | Bubulcus ibis | 14 | 14.00 | 14 | |||
| 89 | Goose, Egyptian | Alopochen aegyptiaca | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 4 | Grebe, Great Crested | Podiceps cristatus | 7 | 7.00 | 7 | |||
| 6 | Grebe, Little | Tachybaptus ruficollis | 12 | 12.00 | 12 | |||
| 288 | Gull, Grey-headed | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | 3 | 3.00 | 3 | |||
| 81 | Ibis, African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 83 | Ibis, Glossy | Plegadis falcinellus | 9 | 9.00 | 9 | |||
| 397 | Kingfisher, Malachite | Corythornis cristatus | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 394 | Kingfisher, Pied | Ceryle rudis | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | |||
| 245 | Lapwing, Blacksmith | Vanellus armatus | 4 | 8.50 | 13 | |||
| 509 | Martin, Brown-throated | Riparia paludicola | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | |||
| 210 | Moorhen, Common | Gallinula chloropus | 2 | 8.00 | 14 | |||
| 238 | Plover, Three-banded | Charadrius tricollaris | 1 | 5.50 | 10 | |||
| 94 | Shoveler, Cape | Spatula smithii | 6 | 6.00 | 6 | |||
| 250 | Snipe, African | Gallinago nigripennis | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 85 | Spoonbill, African | Platalea alba | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | |||
| 253 | Stint, Little | Calidris minuta | 11 | 11.00 | 11 | |||
| 304 | Tern, White-winged | Chlidonias leucopterus | 8 | 8.00 | 8 | |||
| 686 | Wagtail, Cape | Motacilla capensis | 1 | 5.50 | 10 |
Saturday 20 April 2024 12:46
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
Department
of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town
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