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    Lake Sibaya (27213240)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 502133
    Compiler 60
    Location code 27213240Lake Sibaya (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2010-07-15
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:40
    End time 15:24
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 32
    Total Count 1285
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Water abstraction is having an effect in lowering the water level as is the ongoing drought and tree planting in the surroundings.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		880
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		2310Confirmed Breeding
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		3560
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		90
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		50
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		20
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		40
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		90
    60Egret, Intermediate [x]
    (Ardea intermedia)    		60
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		960
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		10
    75Stork, Saddle-billed
    (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis)    		10
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		60
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		50
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		840
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		150
    101Duck, Fulvous Whistling
    (Dendrocygna bicolor)    		40
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		170
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		60
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		30
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		140
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		130
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		200
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		140
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		70
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		150
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		450
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    10009Tern, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		2040


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    Thursday 25 December 2025 05:53
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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