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    Richards Bay Wetlands (28493202)

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Card 3651
    Compiler 55
    Location code 28493202Richards Bay Wetlands (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2001-01-17
    Season SSummer
    Start time 06:00:00
    End time 12:30:00
    Shoreline covered 50
    Openwater covered 50
    Total Species 58
    Total Count 7835
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    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)
    30
    41Pelican, Pink-backed
    (Pelecanus rufescens)
    10
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    220
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    70
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    170
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    30
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)
    50
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    200
    76Stork, Yellow-billed
    (Mycteria ibis)
    150
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)
    520Probably Breeding
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    20
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    260
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    20
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)
    10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    2100
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    680
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)
    40
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)
    20
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)
    60Probably Breeding
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)
    30
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)
    30
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    30
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)
    10
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)
    10
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)
    3570
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    260
    239Plover, Greater Sand
    (Charadrius leschenaultii)
    420
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)
    1780
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)
    7170
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)
    6770
    254Knot, Red
    (Calidris canutus)
    10
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)
    550
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)
    10
    257Sandpiper, Terek
    (Xenus cinereus)
    2880
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    50
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)
    10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    30
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)
    10
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)
    10
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)
    60
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)
    1990
    273, Crab-plover
    (Dromas ardeola)
    10
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    100
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    990
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    510
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    41320
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
    200
    297Tern, Lesser Crested
    (Thalasseus bengalensis)
    350
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)
    3820
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)
    440
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)
    80
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    50
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)
    30
    981Sandpiper, Broad-billed
    (Calidris falcinellus)
    20


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