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    Umvoti River Estuary (29233121)

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Card 498
    Compiler 62
    Location code 29233121Umvoti River Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 1995-01-14
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:30:00
    End time 11:00:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 40
    Total Species 61
    Total Count 1393
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs
    Breeding
    indicator
    41Pelican, Pink-backed
    (Pelecanus rufescens)
    60
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
    240
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
    180
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)
    40
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)
    90
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)
    140
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)
    210
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)
    30
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)
    10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)
    30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)
    140
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)
    260
    64Heron, Black
    (Egretta ardesiaca)
    20
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)
    60
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)
    100
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
    80
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)
    60
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)
    80
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)
    120
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
    150
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)
    50
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)
    420
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)
    260
    98Teal, Cape
    (Anas capensis)
    230
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)
    530
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)
    20
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)
    20
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)
    10
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)
    340
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)
    150
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)
    110
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)
    130
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)
    10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)
    200
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)
    340
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)
    610
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)
    40
    256, Ruff
    (Calidris pugnax)
    260
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)
    100
    262Sandpiper, Marsh
    (Tringa stagnatilis)
    100
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)
    70
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)
    140
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)
    10
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)
    40
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)
    30
    281Pratincole, Collared
    (Glareola pratincola)
    240
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)
    30
    291Tern, Common
    (Sterna hirundo)
    4520
    295Tern, Sooty
    (Onychoprion fuscatus)
    10
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
    310
    297Tern, Lesser Crested
    (Thalasseus bengalensis)
    10
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)
    50
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)
    1900
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)
    250
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)
    110
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)
    60
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)
    10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)
    50
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)
    40
    689Wagtail, Western Yellow
    (Motacilla flava)
    10
    936Tern, Bridled
    (Onychoprion anaethetus)
    10


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