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    Umvoti River Estuary (29233121)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 278
    Compiler 62
    Location code 29233121Umvoti River Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 1994-01-15
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:30:00
    End time 10:30:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 40
    Total Species 50
    Total Count 1988
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    41Pelican, Pink-backed
    (Pelecanus rufescens)    		10
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		240
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		200
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		70
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		200
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		110
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		10
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		180
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)    		200
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		230
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		160
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		400
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		600
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		190
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Spatula hottentota)    		70
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)    		10
    214Crane, Grey Crowned
    (Balearica regulorum)    		20
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		520
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		370
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		330
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		130
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		330
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		620
    254Knot, Red
    (Calidris canutus)    		30
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		520
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		390
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		70
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		90
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		160
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		20
    281Pratincole, Collared
    (Glareola pratincola)    		410
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		40
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		40
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		11520
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		10
    297Tern, Lesser Crested
    (Thalasseus bengalensis)    		10
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		390
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		210
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		70
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		30
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		60
    689Wagtail, Western Yellow
    (Motacilla flava)    		40
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		450


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