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    Lake St Lucia (28043227)

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Card 378
    Compiler 60
    Location code 28043227Lake St Lucia (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 1994-07-09
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:00:00
    End time 16:10:00
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 66
    Total Count 16613
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 2by Boat
    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)
    290
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
    2480
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    1140
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    1490
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    300
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    40
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    590
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    810
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    40
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)
    830
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    930
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)
    10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    140
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)
    10
    75Stork, Saddle-billed
    (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis)
    40
    76Stork, Yellow-billed
    (Mycteria ibis)
    110
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)
    30
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    500
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)
    10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    1330
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    72330
    87Flamingo, Lesser
    (Phoeniconaias minor)
    57580
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    160
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    1930
    92Goose, African Pygmy
    (Nettapus auritus)
    20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    630
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    140
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)
    2590
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    780
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)
    20
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)
    10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)
    10
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)
    20
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    140
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    770
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    50
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    110
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)
    10
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)
    510
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)
    280
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)
    30
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    30
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)
    180
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    230
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)
    10
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)
    1120
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    1340
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)
    40
    281Pratincole, Collared
    (Glareola pratincola)
    250
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    10
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    10870
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    1430
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
    10
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    30
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)
    30
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)
    30
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)
    120
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    450
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)
    20
    400Kingfisher, Mangrove
    (Halcyon senegaloides)
    20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    20
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)
    490
    10009Tern, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)
    120
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)
    20


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 08:22
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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