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    Umgeni River Estuary (29493102)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 4681
    Compiler 370
    Location code 29493102Umgeni River Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2002-07-28
    Season WWinter
    Start time 09:00:00
    End time 12:00:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 32
    Total Count 551
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 1
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		240
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		170
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		120
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		60
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		20
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)    		120
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		750
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		140
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		231Confirmed Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		20
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		20
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		10
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		60
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		450
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		80
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		130
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		640
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		340
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		30
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)    		40
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		1540
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		100
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		20
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		90


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    Monday 22 December 2025 04:54
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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