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    Richards Bay Wetlands (28493202)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 503404
    Compiler 10490
    Location code 28493202Richards Bay Wetlands (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2012-04-28
    Season OOther
    Start time 10:00
    End time 11:15
    Shoreline covered 10
    Openwater covered 30
    Total Species 15
    Total Count 137
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 4Good
    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
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    63Heron, Striated
    (Butorides striata)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    235Plover, White-fronted
    (Charadrius marginatus)    		50
    241Plover, Grey
    (Pluvialis squatarola)    		70
    268Whimbrel, Eurasian
    (Numenius phaeopus)    		70
    287Gull, Kelp
    (Larus dominicanus)    		150
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		390
    290Tern, Caspian
    (Hydroprogne caspia)    		30
    296Tern, Sandwich
    (Thalasseus sandvicensis)    		370
    297Tern, Lesser Crested
    (Thalasseus bengalensis)    		130
    298Tern, Greater Crested
    (Thalasseus bergii)    		20
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		10
    685Wagtail, African Pied
    (Motacilla aguimp)    		10
    4136Black-backed Gull, Lesser
    (Larus fuscus)    		30


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