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    Richards Bay Wetlands (28493202)

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Card 4304
    Compiler 46
    Location code 28493202Richards Bay Wetlands (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2002-01-13
    Season SSummer
    Start time 06:00:00
    End time 12:30:00
    Shoreline covered 40
    Openwater covered 60
    Total Species 59
    Total Count 3748
    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 0
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
    80
    41Pelican, Pink-backed
    (Pelecanus rufescens)
    110
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
    390
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    80
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    100
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    400
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    220
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)
    10
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)
    560
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    40
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    150
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    610
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)
    50
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    20
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)
    10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    3260
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    2280
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)
    780
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)
    40
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    80
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)
    60
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)
    20
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)
    10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)
    20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)
    30
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)
    70
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)
    40
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)
    1810
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    2210
    239Plover, Greater Sand
    (Charadrius leschenaultii)
    270
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)
    2780
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    20
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)
    4530
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)
    4800
    254Knot, Red
    (Calidris canutus)
    110
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)
    1950
    257Sandpiper, Terek
    (Xenus cinereus)
    1600
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    80
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)
    30
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    210
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)
    60
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)
    50
    267Curlew, Eurasian
    (Numenius arquata)
    40
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)
    2820
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    40
    273, Crab-plover
    (Dromas ardeola)
    10
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
    610
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    390
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    1420
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
    380
    297Tern, Lesser Crested
    (Thalasseus bengalensis)
    230
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    30
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)
    1080
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    290
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)
    10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    20
    981Sandpiper, Broad-billed
    (Calidris falcinellus)
    30


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    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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