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    Mpenjati River Estuary (30563018)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 501878
    Compiler 1586
    Location code 30563018Mpenjati River Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2011-01-25
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:30
    End time 12:50
    Shoreline covered 75
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 29
    Total Count 378
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		70
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		30
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		110
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		10
    72, Hamerkop
    (Scopus umbretta)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		110
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		90
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		30
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		30
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		30
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		40
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		70
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		50
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		80
    257Sandpiper, Terek
    (Xenus cinereus)    		70
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		30
    266Godwit, Bar-tailed
    (Limosa lapponica)    		20
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		10
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		70
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		510
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		2000
    299Tern, Little
    (Sternula albifrons)    		200
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		30
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		20
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10


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

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