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    Kosi Bay Lake System (26583250)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 2325
    Compiler 13
    Location code 26583250Kosi Bay Lake System (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 1998-01-26
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:00:00
    End time 17:00:00
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 70
    Total Species 16
    Total Count 500
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		630
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		70
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		30
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		40
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		10
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		40
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		20
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		10
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		40
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		10
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		160
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    10009Tern, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		3900


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