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    Kosi Bay Lake System (26583250)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 204
    Compiler 13
    Location code 26583250Kosi Bay Lake System (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 1993-07-17
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:00:00
    End time 16:00:00
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 30
    Total Count 825
    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)    		10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		170
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		430
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		110
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		20
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		60
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		50
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		4200
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		20
    75Stork, Saddle-billed
    (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis)    		20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		80
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		220
    92Goose, African Pygmy
    (Nettapus auritus)    		40
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		120
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		1580
    112Vulture, Palm-nut
    (Gypohierax angolensis)    		10
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		100
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		330
    213Finfoot, African
    (Podica senegalensis)    		10
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		230
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		10
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		30
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		140
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		40
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10
    10009Tern, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		150


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