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    Richards Bay Wetlands (28493202)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 889
    Compiler 414
    Location code 28493202Richards Bay Wetlands (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 1996-07-19
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:00:00
    End time 12:00:00
    Shoreline covered 30
    Openwater covered 50
    Total Species 38
    Total Count 549
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		170
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		340
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		280
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		160
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		80
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		230
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		120
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		10
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)    		280
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		50
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		120
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		80
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		40
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		80
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)    		20
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		40
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		40
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)    		50
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		80
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		220
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		160
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		130
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		620
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		120
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		60
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		80
    281Pratincole, Collared
    (Glareola pratincola)    		130
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		240
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		620
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		50
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		80
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		490
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		120
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		60
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)    		10


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