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    Kosi Bay Lake System (26583250)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 506298
    Compiler 13
    Location code 26583250Kosi Bay Lake System (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2016-02-03
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:00
    End time 17:00
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 70
    Total Species 33
    Total Count 3267
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes There was a large flock of terns on the sandbank inside Kosi Mouth but it alighted and flew off out to sea when I tried to count and get close. We heard a fishing owl during the day count and included it as there can be little mistaking its call. Other birds around: 4 Palmnut Vultures.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		30
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		2250
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		2050
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		60
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		20
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		106Confirmed Breeding
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		80
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		1990
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		30
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		2060
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		60
    92Goose, African Pygmy
    (Nettapus auritus)    		10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		350
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		30
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)    		40
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		20
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		60
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		50
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		40
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		20
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		250
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		100
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		30
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		80
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		150
    306Skimmer, African
    (Rynchops flavirostris)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		140
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		20
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		20
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		1500
    10009Tern, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		21000


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 08:22
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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