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    Umgeni River Estuary (29493102)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 502846
    Compiler 371
    Location code 29493102Umgeni River Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2013-07-28
    Season WWinter
    Start time 10:00
    End time 13:00
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 27
    Total Count 346
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 5Ideal
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    41Pelican, Pink-backed
    (Pelecanus rufescens)    		110
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		480
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		20
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		60
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		80
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		30
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		20
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		60
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)    		10
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		420
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		110
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		70
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    231Oystercatcher, African
    (Haematopus moquini)    		10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		10
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		860
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		10
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		20
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		120
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		70
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		100
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		670
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		60
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		10


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    Sunday 28 April 2024 01:58
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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