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    Kosi Bay Lake System (26583250)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 4632
    Compiler 13
    Location code 26583250Kosi Bay Lake System (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2002-07-31
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:00:00
    End time 16:00:00
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 70
    Total Species 30
    Total Count 791
    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 0
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		30
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		870
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		1230
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		30
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		30
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		30
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		1560
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		100
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		560
    92Goose, African Pygmy
    (Nettapus auritus)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		250
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		50
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		10
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		20
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		30
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		30
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		30
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		20
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		20
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		60
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		100
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		20
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		200
    10009Tern, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		2500


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    Wednesday 29 October 2025 12:08
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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