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    Umgeni River Estuary (29493102)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 509878
    Compiler 371
    Location code 29493102Umgeni River Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2023-01-22
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:00
    End time 11:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 23
    Total Count 317
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 15Pollution by domestic sewage
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Ongoing domestic sewage in river, as well as extensive plastic pollution.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Anneli Mynhardt
     
    0Carryn Smith
     
    0Corrina Pieterse
     
    0Heike van Staden
     
    0Jenny Evans
     
    0Lauren Calenborne
     
    0Lorraine Retief
     
    0Rob McLennan-Smith
     
    0Ros Conrad
     
    0Werner Reyneke
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    41Pelican, Pink-backed
    (Pelecanus rufescens)    		40
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		70
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		80
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		30
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		60
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		140
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		542Confirmed Breeding
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		20
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		320
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		1250
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		30
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		140
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		170
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		100
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		30
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		40
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		20


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 12:05
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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