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    Mfolozi Estuary (28243225)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 2120
    Compiler 60
    Location code 28243225Mfolozi Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 1997-07-18
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:45:00
    End time 10:00:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 26
    Total Count 470
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    41Pelican, Pink-backed
    (Pelecanus rufescens)    		40
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		170
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		110
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		50
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		30
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		130
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		30
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		100
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		40
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		80
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		1220
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		930
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		300
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		40
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		640
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		20
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		480
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		80
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		80
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10


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    Tuesday 23 December 2025 05:31
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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