Phakalane Sewage Ponds

-24.58439 , 25.98076

Botswana

Phakalane Sewage Lagoons are large irregular-shaped ponds with rocky and muddy edges and extensive fringes of reedmace Typha. Narrow fringes of reed Phragmites are occasional, and small trees and bushes voerhang the water in places.

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Coordinates were set by Mathias Ritschard (Admin) : -24.5844/25.9808 (2020-11-30 20:41:21 )

Site name was set by Mathias Ritschard (Admin) as "Phakalane Sewage Ponds" (2020-11-30 20:41:21 )

Edited by Dragan Simic on 2023-05-16 14:24:15
Phakalane Sewage Lagoons are large irregular-shaped ponds with rocky and muddy edges and extensive fringes of reedmace Typha. Narrow fringes of reed Phragmites are occasional, and small trees and bushes voerhang the water in places.

  • Top species

List up to ca. 25 species that:
• have a limited distribution range and/or are rare on a global level
• are most sought-after by birdwatchers at this site
• and are relatively easy to see at this site (year-round or seasonally)

White-backed Duck (Thalassornis leuconotus)
Blue-billed Teal (Spatula hottentota)
Cape Teal (Anas capensis)
Red-billed Duck (Anas erythrorhyncha)
Maccoa Duck (Oxyura maccoa)
Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor)
Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana)
Lesser Moorhen (Paragallinula angulata)
Western Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)
Black Crake (Zapornia flavirostra)
Three-banded Plover (Charadrius tricollaris)
Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
African Fish-Eagle (Icthyophaga vocifer)
Woodland Kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis)
Striped Kingfisher (Halcyon chelicuti)
Sabota Lark (Calendulauda sabota)

Sabota Lark (Calendulauda sabota) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 14:19:41)

Woodland Kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 14:19:15)

Striped Kingfisher (Halcyon chelicuti) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 14:19:02)

Three-banded Plover (Charadrius tricollaris) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 14:17:41)

Little Stint (Calidris minuta) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 14:17:23)

Ruff (Calidris pugnax) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 14:17:06)

Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 14:16:55)

Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 14:16:35)

Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 14:16:24)

African Fish-Eagle (Icthyophaga vocifer) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 14:15:39)

Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 14:15:22)

Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 14:15:13)

Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 14:14:26)

African Pygmy-Goose (Nettapus auritus) was deleted by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 14:14:11)

Lesser Moorhen (Paragallinula angulata) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 14:14:05)

African Pygmy-Goose (Nettapus auritus) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 14:13:42)

Western Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 14:13:13)

Black Crake (Zapornia flavirostra) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 14:12:41)

Blue-billed Teal (Spatula hottentota) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 14:12:26)

Red-billed Duck (Anas erythrorhyncha) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 14:12:08)

Cape Teal (Anas capensis) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 14:11:43)

White-backed Duck (Thalassornis leuconotus) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 14:11:23)

Maccoa Duck (Oxyura maccoa) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 14:10:35)

Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) was added by Dragan Simic (2023-05-16 14:10:20)

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