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    Mpenjati River Estuary (30563018)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 1699
    Compiler 1586
    Location code 30563018Mpenjati River Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2005-01-29
    Season OOther
    Start time 09:00:00
    End time 12:15:00
    Shoreline covered 75
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 10
    Total Count 643
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    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)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20Confirmed Breeding
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		20
    257Sandpiper, Terek
    (Xenus cinereus)    		80
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		50Confirmed Breeding
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		1000
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		5000
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		200
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		20


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    Wednesday 17 December 2025 05:24
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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