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    Blood River Vlei (Central) (27503035)

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Card 4075
    Compiler 459
    Location code 27503035Blood River Vlei (Central) (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2001-07-17
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:00:00
    End time 11:10:00
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 60
    Total Species 39
    Total Count 4896
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    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)
    420
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    100
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    150
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    30
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    90
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    30
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    20
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)
    10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    30
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)
    20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    140
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)
    30
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    70
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    140
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    23360
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    11270
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)
    60
    91Duck, Knob-billed
    (Sarkidiornis melanotos)
    100
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Spatula smithii)
    210
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    2121Confirmed Breeding
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    240
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Spatula hottentota)
    170
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)
    140
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)
    30
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)
    80
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    370
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    6370
    214Crane, Grey Crowned
    (Balearica regulorum)
    1400
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)
    150
    229Jacana, Lesser
    (Microparra capensis)
    10
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    110
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    280
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    760
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)
    20
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)
    70
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    330


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