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    Richards Bay Wetlands (28493202)

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Card 2343
    Compiler 55
    Location code 28493202Richards Bay Wetlands (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 1998-01-18
    Season SSummer
    Start time 06:00:00
    End time 18:00:00
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 60
    Total Species 53
    Total Count 1286
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    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)
    110
    41Pelican, Pink-backed
    (Pelecanus rufescens)
    20
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
    60
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    160
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    50
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    20
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)
    30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    50
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)
    20
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)
    170
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    30
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    160
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    80
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)
    360
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)
    70
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    60
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)
    40
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)
    40
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)
    10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    50
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)
    70
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)
    140
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    90
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    20
    239Plover, Greater Sand
    (Charadrius leschenaultii)
    10
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)
    1920
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)
    170
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)
    400
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)
    100
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)
    320
    257Sandpiper, Terek
    (Xenus cinereus)
    240
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    90
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)
    40
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    250
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)
    110
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)
    150
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)
    1070
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    90
    273, Crab-plover
    (Dromas ardeola)
    10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    30
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    710
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    230
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    1060
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
    630
    297Tern, Lesser Crested
    (Thalasseus bengalensis)
    60
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    240
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)
    2900
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    60
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)
    20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    10


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    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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