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    Umgeni River Estuary (29493102)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 6740
    Compiler 371
    Location code 29493102Umgeni River Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2005-07-27
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:10:00
    End time 12:10:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 25
    Total Count 545
    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 0
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		90
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		50
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		141Confirmed Breeding
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		40
    64Heron, Black
    (Egretta ardesiaca)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		390
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		60
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		50
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		90
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		490
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		20
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		60
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		90
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		170
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		1540
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		50
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		1940
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		90
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		10


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 03:18
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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