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    Lake Eteza (28213209)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 502129
    Compiler 60
    Location code 28213209Lake Eteza (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2010-07-22
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:00
    End time 10:20
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 28
    Total Count 1922
    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
    Notes The water in the lake has filled up as a consequence of a rain event in the catchment in March 2010. befroe this the lake was virtually dry.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    41Pelican, Pink-backed
    (Pelecanus rufescens)    		30
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		20
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		100
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		140
    60Egret, Intermediate
    (Ardea intermedia)    		10
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		70
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		840Confirmed Breeding
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		6730
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		1350
    91Duck, Knob-billed
    (Sarkidiornis melanotos)    		60
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		850Probably Breeding
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		200
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		100
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		1330
    101Duck, Fulvous Whistling
    (Dendrocygna bicolor)    		20
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		960
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		260
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		2980
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		340
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		90
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		40
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		2300Confirmed Breeding
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    10009Tern, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		140
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (Anas sp.)    		220


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 06:40
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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