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    Umgeni River Estuary (29493102)

    KwaZulu-Natal

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    Compiler 371
    Location code 29493102Umgeni River Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2012-01-28
    Season SSummer
    Start time 10:00
    End time 13:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 25
    Total Count 412
    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 Extensive mangrove growth limited access/visibility on north bank.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    41Pelican, Pink-backed
    (Pelecanus rufescens)
    30
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    100
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    50
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    80
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    50
    64Heron, Black
    (Egretta ardesiaca)
    10
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)
    10
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)
    50
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    260
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    80
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    161Confirmed Breeding
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    10
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)
    10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    800
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    50
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    330
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)
    20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    20
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    1580
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    130
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    230
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    30


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 01:00
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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