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    Richards Bay Wetlands (28493202)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 3267
    Compiler 55
    Location code 28493202Richards Bay Wetlands (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2000-01-29
    Season SSummer
    Start time 06:00:00
    End time 15:00:00
    Shoreline covered 50
    Openwater covered 60
    Total Species 65
    Total Count 1877
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 1
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		820
    41Pelican, Pink-backed
    (Pelecanus rufescens)    		180
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		720
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		100
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		20
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		150
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		50
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		100
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		20
    76Stork, Yellow-billed
    (Mycteria ibis)    		30
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)    		430
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		40
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		130
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		100
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		70
    91Duck, Knob-billed
    (Sarkidiornis melanotos)    		40
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		1050
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		80
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		1100
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		300
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		400
    112Vulture, Palm-nut
    (Gypohierax angolensis)    		20
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		50
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		50
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		70
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		30
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		80
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		320
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		180
    229Jacana, Lesser
    (Microparra capensis)    		10
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		10
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		60
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		300
    239Plover, Greater Sand
    (Charadrius leschenaultii)    		650
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		2520
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		270
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		80
    254Knot, Red
    (Calidris canutus)    		270
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		180
    257Sandpiper, Terek
    (Xenus cinereus)    		1220
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		80
    261Redshank, Common
    (Tringa totanus)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		240
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		130
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)    		10
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)    		60
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		1040
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		40
    273, Crab-plover
    (Dromas ardeola)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		50
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		1560
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		400
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		1420
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		210
    297Tern, Lesser Crested
    (Thalasseus bengalensis)    		30
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		140
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		780
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		40
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		50
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		80


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    Friday 31 October 2025 08:45
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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