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    Blood River Vlei (Central) (27503035)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 2030
    Compiler 459
    Location code 27503035Blood River Vlei (Central) (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 1997-07-19
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:00:00
    End time 11:00:00
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 80
    Total Species 28
    Total Count 961
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High 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)    		40
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		60
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		50
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		40
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		70
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		890
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		2070
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		3210
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		20
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		260
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		1270
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		100
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		170
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		30
    197Rail, African
    (Rallus caerulescens)    		190
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		110
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		160
    214Crane, Grey Crowned
    (Balearica regulorum)    		70
    229Jacana, Lesser
    (Microparra capensis)    		10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		120
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		400
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		50
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		30
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		20
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    509Martin, Brown-throated
    (Riparia paludicola)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		140


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    Tuesday 04 November 2025 03:02
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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