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    Mtunzini Prawn Hatchery (28573146)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 4631
    Compiler 1635
    Location code 28573146Mtunzini Prawn Hatchery (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2002-08-17
    Season WWinter
    Start time 10:00:00
    End time 10:55:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 13
    Total Count 125
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 0
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		500
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		40
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		110
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		110
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		30
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)    		10
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		60
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		230
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		80
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		20
    257Sandpiper, Terek
    (Xenus cinereus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		40


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    Saturday 20 December 2025 11:08
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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