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    Kosi Bay Lake System (26583250)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 503201
    Compiler 13
    Location code 26583250Kosi Bay Lake System (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2012-01-18
    Season WWinter
    Start time 08:00
    End time 17:00
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 70
    Total Species 17
    Total Count 491
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 3Moderate
    Count Type 5Mixed
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Additional species : 1 Palmnut vulture
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		650
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		250
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		20
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		20
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		80
    92Goose, African Pygmy
    (Nettapus auritus)    		100
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		120
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		30
    167Harrier, African Marsh
    (Circus ranivorus)    		10
    172Osprey, Western
    (Pandion haliaetus)    		10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		20
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		220
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		20
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		160
    10009Tern, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		3160


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    Sunday 26 October 2025 09:39
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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