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    Lake Eteza (28213209)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 500846
    Compiler 60
    Location code 28213209Lake Eteza (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2009-02-03
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:45
    End time 10:55
    Shoreline covered 65
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 36
    Total Count 1634
    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 The lake level is shrinking and the lake is in a dry down condition which is attracting a lot of birds as the other pans in the area have dried up.
    Survey notes


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    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0W. Taylor
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    41Pelican, Pink-backed
    (Pelecanus rufescens)    		240
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		160
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		160
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		40
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		70
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		150
    75Stork, Saddle-billed
    (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis)    		10
    76Stork, Yellow-billed
    (Mycteria ibis)    		240
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		20
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		120
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		1160
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		1710
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1130
    91Duck, Knob-billed
    (Sarkidiornis melanotos)    		30
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		980
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		40
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Spatula hottentota)    		80
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		3420
    101Duck, Fulvous Whistling
    (Dendrocygna bicolor)    		800
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)    		30
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		1470
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		130
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		420
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		500
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		250
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		70
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		1220
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		40
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		1510


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 08:43
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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