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    Lake Eteza (28213209)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 502290
    Compiler 60
    Location code 28213209Lake Eteza (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2011-08-23
    Season OOther
    Start time 08:33
    End time 09:30
    Shoreline covered 80
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 13
    Total Count 122
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes About a quarter of the lake is fill with water and the rest is covered in grass, reeds and aquatic vegetation. There was a strong north wind which made identification with the telescope difficult.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		20
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		340
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		210
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		40
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		181Confirmed Breeding
    101Duck, Fulvous Whistling
    (Dendrocygna bicolor)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		71Confirmed Breeding
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		40
    305Tern, Whiskered
    (Chlidonias hybrida)    		190
    10014Duck, Unidentified
    (Anas sp.)    		60


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 05:55
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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