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    Lake Sibaya (27213240)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 503252
    Compiler 60
    Location code 27213240Lake Sibaya (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2011-01-20
    Season SSummer
    Start time 06:25
    End time 13:25
    Shoreline covered 95
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 27
    Total Count 1014
    Wetland Condition 1Full (High tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 2by Boat
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The lake level has risen as a result of the recent good rains. Most of the sand spits have been covered with water and fewer birds were observed than normal.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		1750
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		270
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		140
    56Heron, Goliath
    (Ardea goliath)    		10
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		90
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		60
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		30
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		670
    75Stork, Saddle-billed
    (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis)    		10
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		60
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		700
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		100
    100Duck, White-faced Whistling
    (Dendrocygna viduata)    		20
    149Fish Eagle, African
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		80
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		30
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		10
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		30
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		20
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		150
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		50
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		80
    270Stilt, Black-winged
    (Himantopus himantopus)    		10
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		30
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		260
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		200
    10009Tern, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		5260


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 06:39
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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