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    Umvoti River Estuary (29233121)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 3618
    Compiler 197
    Location code 29233121Umvoti River Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2000-02-05
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:00:00
    End time 11:30:00
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 60
    Total Species 22
    Total Count 816
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 2Poor
    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
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		120
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		60
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		115Confirmed Breeding
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		21Confirmed Breeding
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)    		41Confirmed Breeding
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		170
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		21Confirmed Breeding
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		20
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		70Confirmed Breeding
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		780Confirmed Breeding
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		20
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		40
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		10
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		30
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		3000
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		50
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		3500
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		22Confirmed Breeding
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40Confirmed Breeding


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    Monday 08 December 2025 02:52
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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