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    Lake Eteza (28213209)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 503239
    Compiler 60
    Location code 28213209Lake Eteza (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2013-08-14
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:08
    End time 09:31
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 16
    Total Count 152
    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 It was heavily vegetated and there were no sand banks or exposed shoreline for waders. Bird observation was difficult as a result of all the emergent dense vegetation. There are smaller wetlands elsewhere in the region which are being visited by waterbirds.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		70
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		70
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		90
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		30
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		20
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		10
    92Goose, African Pygmy
    (Nettapus auritus)    		160
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		90
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		110
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		470
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		50
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		290


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 01:55
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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