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    Hlatikulu Valley (29152941)

    KwaZulu-Natal
    Card 504668
    Compiler 1581
    Location code 29152941Hlatikulu Valley (KwaZulu-Natal)
    Start date 2015-01-18
    Season SSummer
    Start time 08:00
    End time 11:30
    Shoreline covered 70
    Openwater covered 100
    Total Species 25
    Total Count 134
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats
    Count Condition 2Poor
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes This is a large area and had not been counted for many years, so there were 3 groups of counters. 16 people involved.
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    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    6Grebe, Little
    (Tachybaptus ruficollis)    		170
    47Cormorant, White-breasted
    (Phalacrocorax lucidus)    		40
    50Cormorant, Reed
    (Microcarbo africanus)    		140
    52Darter, African
    (Anhinga rufa)    		10
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		40
    57Heron, Purple
    (Ardea purpurea)    		20
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		10
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		90
    85Spoonbill, African
    (Platalea alba)    		40
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		30
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		120
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		190
    149Eagle, African Fish
    (Haliaeetus vocifer)    		10
    166Harrier, Western Marsh
    (Circus aeruginosus)    		10
    203Crake, Black
    (Zapornia flavirostra)    		10
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		20
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		60
    214Crane, Grey Crowned
    (Balearica regulorum)    		100
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		60
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		40
    250Snipe, African
    (Gallinago nigripennis)    		40
    394Kingfisher, Pied
    (Ceryle rudis)    		20
    395Kingfisher, Giant
    (Megaceryle maxima)    		30
    397Kingfisher, Malachite
    (Corythornis cristatus)    		20


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    Wednesday 24 April 2024 08:37
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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