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    Umvoti River Estuary (29233121)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 4066
    Compiler 197
    Location code 29233121Umvoti River Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2001-07-07
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:30:00
    End time 11:30:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 75
    Total Species 36
    Total Count 445
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low 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
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		100
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		30
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		20
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		280
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		30
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		60
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		150
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		200
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		110
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		30
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    199Crake, African
    (Crex egregia)    		50
    205Flufftail, Red-chested
    (Sarothrura rufa)    		10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		20
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		311Confirmed Breeding
    236Plover, Chestnut-banded
    (Charadrius pallidus)    		20
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		1180
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		530
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		120
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		90
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		20
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)    		10
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		40
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		130
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		50
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		360
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		20
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		230
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		130


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    Monday 08 December 2025 02:53
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    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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