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    Mfolozi Estuary (28243225)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 503382
    Compiler 60
    Location code 28243225Mfolozi Estuary (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2012-09-17
    Season OOther
    Start time 12:05
    End time 12:50
    Shoreline covered 90
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 19
    Total Count 566
    Wetland Condition 3Very little standing water (low tide for estuaries
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes The Mfolozi estuary was closed from the 28 June 2012 until the 7 Sept 2012 when it breached naturally as a result of good rains and localized flooding.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    41Pelican, Pink-backed
    (Pelecanus rufescens)    		100
    42Pelican, Great White
    (Pelecanus onocrotalus)    		70
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		10
    54Heron, Grey
    (Ardea cinerea)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		20
    76Stork, Yellow-billed
    (Mycteria ibis)    		10
    232Turnstone, Ruddy
    (Arenaria interpres)    		10
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		370
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		140
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		10
    251Sandpiper, Curlew
    (Calidris ferruginea)    		2850
    255, Sanderling
    (Calidris alba)    		20
    263Greenshank, Common
    (Tringa nebularia)    		50
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		180
    269Avocet, Pied
    (Recurvirostra avosetta)    		160
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		120
    295Tern, Sooty
    (Onychoprion fuscatus)    		10
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		1510
    10008Wader, Unidentified
    (N/A N/A)    		10


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    Tuesday 23 December 2025 05:32
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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