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    Mtunzini Prawn Hatchery (28573146)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 502667
    Compiler 1765
    Location code 28573146Mtunzini Prawn Hatchery (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2012-03-15
    Season OOther
    Start time 07:05
    End time 07:50
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 16
    Total Count 98
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes One of the ponds has been drained creating mud flats. So waders are now using the area to feed in.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)    		20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		120
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		20
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		30
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		20
    233Plover, Common Ringed
    (Charadrius hiaticula)    		60
    237Plover, Kittlitz's
    (Charadrius pecuarius)    		70
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		40
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		20
    253Stint, Little
    (Calidris minuta)    		280
    258Sandpiper, Common
    (Actitis hypoleucos)    		20
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		40
    264Sandpiper, Wood
    (Tringa glareola)    		60
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		120
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		20


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 06:44
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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