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    Richards Bay Wetlands (28493202)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 501967
    Compiler 10490
    Location code 28493202Richards Bay Wetlands (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2011-07-19
    Season WWinter
    Start time 14:10
    End time 15:45
    Shoreline covered 10
    Openwater covered 30
    Total Species 16
    Total Count 163
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid 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
    48Cormorant, Cape
    (Phalacrocorax capensis)    		70
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		50
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		220
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		90
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		20
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		440
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		10
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		130
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		170
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		20
    10009Tern, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		340


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