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    Blood River Vlei (Central) (27503035)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 4633
    Compiler 459
    Location code 27503035Blood River Vlei (Central) (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2002-07-25
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:00:00
    End time 11:00:00
    Shoreline covered 60
    Openwater covered 60
    Total Species 41
    Total Count 4912
    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)    		540
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		80
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		60
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		60
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		50
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		20
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    60Egret, Intermediate [x]
    (Ardea intermedia)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		320
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		850
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		70
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		50
    86Flamingo, Greater
    (Phoenicopterus roseus)    		50
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		17480
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		13220
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		20
    91Duck, Knob-billed
    (Sarkidiornis melanotos)    		100
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		390
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		2320
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		270
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		120
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		1500
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		20
    197Rail, African
    (Rallus caerulescens)    		70
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		160
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		370
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		7480
    214Crane, Grey Crowned
    (Balearica regulorum)    		2020
    215Crane, Wattled
    (Grus carunculata)    		10
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		120
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		60
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		150
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		460
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		180
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		130
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		230


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