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    Mtunzini Prawn Hatchery (28573146)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 504599
    Compiler 1765
    Location code 28573146Mtunzini Prawn Hatchery (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2014-07-24
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:30
    End time 09:00
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 10
    Total Count 29
    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
    Notes Ponds are being filled to produce Natal kob, the production of prawns has stopped
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		20
    77Stork, Woolly-necked
    (Ciconia episcopus)    		30
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		20
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		10
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		10
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		50
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		40
    274Thick-knee, Water
    (Burhinus vermiculatus)    		20
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		10
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		80


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    Thursday 21 November 2024 06:49
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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