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    Mtunzini Prawn Hatchery (28573146)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 2043
    Compiler 60
    Location code 28573146Mtunzini Prawn Hatchery (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 1997-07-12
    Season WWinter
    Start time 13:00:00
    End time 13:50:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 14
    Total Count 107
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 4Motor vehicle
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		100
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		10
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		20
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)    		180
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		30
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		80
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		20
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		90
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		400
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		60
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		20


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    Saturday 20 December 2025 11:07
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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