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    Richards Bay Wetlands (28493202)

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Card 2015
    Compiler 55
    Location code 28493202Richards Bay Wetlands (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 1997-07-20
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:00:00
    End time 14:00:00
    Shoreline covered 30
    Openwater covered 30
    Total Species 41
    Total Count 920
    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
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    200
    41Pelican, Pink-backed
    (Pelecanus rufescens)
    210
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
    500
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    100
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    500
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    50
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    50
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    30
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)
    70
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    250
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)
    690
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    430
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    40
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    100
    92Goose, African Pygmy
    (Nettapus auritus)
    120
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    30
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    20
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    50
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)
    10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)
    20
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    340
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)
    300
    229Jacana, Lesser
    (Microparra capensis)
    10
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    440
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    20
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    50
    239Plover, Greater Sand
    (Charadrius leschenaultii)
    10
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)
    200
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    10
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)
    300
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    220
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    810
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    140
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
    20
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    1150
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    80
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)
    10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)
    70
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    40
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)
    1500


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    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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