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    Umgeni River Estuary (29493102)

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Card 4837
    Compiler 371
    Location code 29493102Umgeni River Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2003-01-26
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:15:00
    End time 11:30:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 36
    Total Count 1090
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    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)
    110
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    40
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    120
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    30
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    50
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    10
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)
    10
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)
    100
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    890
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)
    10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    30
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    170
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    20
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    10
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)
    10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    980
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)
    2650
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)
    120
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    60
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    110
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)
    10
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)
    30
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    70
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    4130
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    20
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    420
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
    20
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    470
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)
    70
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    60


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 08:50
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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