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    Mtunzini Prawn Hatchery (28573146)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 501654
    Compiler 1765
    Location code 28573146Mtunzini Prawn Hatchery (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2010-01-30
    Season SSummer
    Start time 07:35
    End time 08:55
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 11
    Total Count 42
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    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
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		10
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)    		30
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		20
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		80
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		70
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		20
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		40
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		90
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		40


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    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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