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    Umgeni River Estuary (29493102)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 3358
    Compiler 371
    Location code 29493102Umgeni River Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2000-07-23
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:00:00
    End time 11:00:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 27
    Total Count 480
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    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
    41Pelican, Pink-backed
    (Pelecanus rufescens)    		10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		250
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		130
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		70
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		40
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		110
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		30
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)    		30
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		1040
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		80
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		381Confirmed Breeding
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		70
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		31Probably Breeding
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		60
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		570
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		110
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		600
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		10
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		10
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		960
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		130
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		30
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		10


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 07:33
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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