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    Lake Eteza (28213209)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 502636
    Compiler 60
    Location code 28213209Lake Eteza (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2013-03-12
    Season SSummer
    Start time 10:20
    End time 10:45
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 90
    Total Species 11
    Total Count 34
    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 The lake level has risen as a result of the good rains in the past couple of months. It was heavily vegetated and there were no sand banks or exposed shoreline for waders. Bird observation was difficult as a result of all the emergent dense vegetation. There are smaller wetlands elsewhere in the region which are being visited by waterbirds.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		20
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		10
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		30
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		10
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		40
    104Duck, White-backed
    (Thalassornis leuconotus)    		30
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		130
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		30
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		10
    304Tern, White-winged
    (Chlidonias leucopterus)    		10
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20


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    Wednesday 17 December 2025 05:22
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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