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    Blood River Vlei (Central) (27503035)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 4840
    Compiler 1683
    Location code 27503035Blood River Vlei (Central) (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2003-02-09
    Season SSummer
    Start time 06:15:00
    End time 11:30:00
    Shoreline covered 65
    Openwater covered 65
    Total Species 47
    Total Count 1551
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes 1
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		60
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		650
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		50
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		30
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		20
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		40
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    60Egret, Intermediate [x]
    (Ardea intermedia)    		170
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		1120
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		100
    64Heron, Black
    (Egretta ardesiaca)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		70
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		80
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		70
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		410
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		270
    90Shelduck, South African
    (Tadorna cana)    		80
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		40
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		330
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		140
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		40
    101Duck, Fulvous Whistling
    (Dendrocygna bicolor)    		60
    102Pochard, Southern
    (Netta erythrophthalma)    		100
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		40
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		9510
    214Crane, Grey Crowned
    (Balearica regulorum)    		910
    216Crane, Blue
    (Grus paradisea)    		10
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		40
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		30
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		80
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		250
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		20
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		100
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		30
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)    		20
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		20
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		40
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		20
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		100
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		70
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		100
    689Wagtail, Western Yellow
    (Motacilla flava)    		30
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		50


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