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    Umvoti River Estuary (29233121)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 5847
    Compiler 197
    Location code 29233121Umvoti River Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2004-07-17
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:30:00
    End time 11:30:00
    Shoreline covered 75
    Openwater covered 25
    Total Species 37
    Total Count 311
    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 1
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		190
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		60
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)    		50Possibly Breeding
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20Possibly Breeding
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		50
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		40
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)    		10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		80
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Spatula hottentota)    		80
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    197Rail, African
    (Rallus caerulescens)    		10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)    		20
    209Gallinule, Allen's
    (Porphyrio alleni)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		10
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		230
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		350
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		310
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		200
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		40
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		20
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		50
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		30
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		160
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		10
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		30
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		70
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		460
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		70
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		20
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		310


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    Saturday 27 April 2024 08:44
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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