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    Umgeni River Estuary (29493102)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 3109
    Compiler 371
    Location code 29493102Umgeni River Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 1999-07-25
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:15:00
    End time 10:35:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 32
    Total Count 484
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 0
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		290
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		40
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		220
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		40
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		220
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		80
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		50
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		270
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		20
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		250
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		150
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		700
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		850
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		20
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		10
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		100
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		380
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		60
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		770
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		100
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		30
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		30


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 05:56
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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