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    Mtwalume River Estuary (30283038)

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Card 4083
    Compiler 1452
    Location code 30283038Mtwalume River Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2001-07-19
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:00:00
    End time 10:00:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 21
    Total Count 125
    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 1
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    50
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    10
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)
    30
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    20
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)
    10
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    50
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    120
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    40
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)
    20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    530
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    200
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    10
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)
    10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)
    20
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    40


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 09:57
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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