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    Polokwane (Pietersburg) Bird Sanctuary (23512927)

    Limpopo
    Card 9003
    Compiler 832
    Location code 23512927Polokwane (Pietersburg) Bird Sanctuary (Limpopo)
    Start date 2007-08-01
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08.30.00
    End time 10.00.00
    Shoreline covered 40
    Openwater covered 50
    Total Species 16
    Total Count 189
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Numbers very low compared with previous counts. A reason for this could be that the water was apparently contaminated with chemicals used byt the nearby sewage works less than a week prior to the count.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		40
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		30
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		150
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		380
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		30
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		50
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		240
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)    		200
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		160
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		140
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		50
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		340
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		30


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 11:21
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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