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    Mtwalume River Estuary (30283038)

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Card 4870
    Compiler 1595
    Location code 30283038Mtwalume River Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2003-01-23
    Season SSummer
    Start time 09:00:00
    End time 13:30:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 17
    Total Count 62
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    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)
    10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)
    10
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)
    20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    40
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    30
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    20
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    40
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)
    60
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    40
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)
    10
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    60
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    180
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    20
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)
    20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    40


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 06:25
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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